84 Charing Cross Road

"A true story"

A story about love and the love of books, 84 Charing Cross Road features Academy Award winners Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins in stellar performances. Helen Hanff (Bancroft), a feisty New York writer, mails a letter to a small London bookshop requesting some rare English classics. Frank Doel (Hopkins), the reserved English bookseller, answers her request, beginning a touching and humorous correspondence that spans two continents and two decades. Hanffs acerbic wit starkly contrasts Doels aloof British demeanour, but their mutual love of books forms a bond that deepens with each passing year. Their intimate, richly detailed letters draw us into their lives as Helen and Frank share their dreams, hopes, sorrows and joys - and in doing so, develop a lasting and extraordinary friendship.

Details

Format: DVD
Genre: True Story
Rating: G
Release Date: 04 11 2020
Production Year: 1987
Run Time: 95
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
Rating Advice: General Exhibition
Distributor: Umbrella Entertainment
Directors: David Hugh Jones

Actors: Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer, Maurice Denham, Eleanor David, Mercedes Ruehl, Daniel Gerroll, Wendy Morgan, Ian McNeice, J. Smith-Cameron, Tom Isbell, Anne Dyson, Connie Booth, Ronn Carroll