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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
When I Was a Girl
1988 0h 20m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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A story about a young girl, Anne, growing up in Swindon just after the Second World War and how she faces the adult world, parental fighting and her father's death and the awakening of her own sexuality.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Katy Smith
Anne
Paula Hughes
Anne's Voice
Kim Thomson
Mother
Peter Woollaston
Father
Mary Halestrap
Mavis
Sheila Clements
Mrs Blake
Ivor Hussey
Mr Dobcott
Valerie Stapleton
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- David Yates
- Writers
- David Yates
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
David Yates directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Katy Smith and Paula Hughes and Kim Thomson carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0466194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 20 min · 0h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
David Yates
Key crew
- ProducerDavid Yates
- Sound RecordistSean Ashdown
- Production ManagerCarl Ashdown
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1988-01-01· 1988 - exact date unknown
