Thatcher: The Final Days

1991 0h 50m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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The re-creation of events leading up to Margaret Thatcher's defeat as party leader and Britain's Prime Minister.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sylvia Syms
Margaret Thatcher
Bruce Alexander
John Gummer
Henry Ayrton
Thatcher's Aide
Christopher Benjamin
George Younger
T.R. Bowen
Kenneth Baker
Stephen Boxer
John Sergeant
Tom Chadbon
Edward Leigh
Julian Curry
David Harris

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tim Sullivan
Writers: Richard Maher
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

CAST

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Sylvia Syms and Bruce Alexander and Henry Ayrton carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

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IMDB entry: tt0381648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tim Sullivan directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Sylvia Syms and Bruce Alexander and Henry Ayrton carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0381648 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 50 min · 0h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Thatcher: The Final Days (1991)

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Peter McGinn2023-02-15
★ 7/10
This was a talkative movie, which you would expect for a film about political back room drama. She was not called the Iron Lady for nothing. This portrays her as always seeing herself as right and unbending in her style. Perhaps she had to be to remain in power so long in what had up until then been a man’s game. She of course was a pal of President Reagan and showed the same disdain for the unhealthy. But thanks to universal health care over there, she wasn’t able to quite duplicate Reagon’s dismantling of the middle class. I thought Sylvia Syms did a fine job with the role, showing Thatcher’s steely personality but also glimpses of her charisma. She seemed to overshadow the flock of lesser MP’s around her. Perhaps that is what she did at the time.