A Month in the Country

"They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…"

1987 1h 36m EN

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6.5

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83%

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6.8

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 42🍅83%Rotten Tomatoes★6.8IMDB · 2,367

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Synopsis

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A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

“They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…”

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Cast

Colin Firth
Tom Birkin
Kenneth Branagh
James Moon
Natasha Richardson
Alice Keach
Patrick Malahide
Reverend Keach
Jim Carter
Ellerbeck
Richard Vernon
Colonel Hebron
Tony Haygarth
Douthwaite
Tim Barker
Mossop

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pat O'Connor
Writers: Simon Gray
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pat O'Connor, shot by Kenneth MacMillan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Blake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Victor-Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh and Natasha Richardson carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Pat O'Connor directs. Kenneth MacMillan behind the camera. Howard Blake scores. John Victor-Smith cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Pat O'Connor, shot by Kenneth MacMillan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Howard Blake. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor John Victor-Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Colin Firth and Kenneth Branagh and Natasha Richardson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…".
7IMDB entry: tt0093562 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.