Message for Posterity

1994 1h 37m EN

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BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A version of Dennis Potter's play for television, remade shortly before his death as the original 1960s version had been wiped.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eric Porter
James Player
John Neville
Sir David Browning
Patrick Godfrey
1st Conservative MP
Nicholas Selby
2nd Conservative MP
Annette Crosbie
1st Labour MP
Tony Haygarth
2nd Labour MP
Sophie Thompson
Gillian Player
Ronald Pickup
Richard Browning

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Hugh Jones
Writers: Dennis Potter
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 5

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 5

CAST

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Eric Porter and John Neville and Patrick Godfrey carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0110482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Hugh Jones directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

132 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Eric Porter and John Neville and Patrick Godfrey carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0110482 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.