Movie Description
Cold Comfort Farm
(1995)Overview
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
Featured Crew
- Director : John Schlesinger
- Producer : Alison Gilby
- Editor : Mark Day
- Cast : Eileen Atkins,Kate Beckinsale,Sheila Burrell,Stephen Fry,Freddie Jones,Joanna Lumley,Ian McKellen,Miriam Margolyes,Rufus Sewell,Ivan Kaye,Jeremy Peters,Maria Miles,Christopher Bowen,Sophie Revell,Rupert Penry-Jones,Angela Thorne,Basil Hoskins,William Osborne,Richard Bebb,William Scott-Masson,Robert James,Pat Keen,Harry Ditson,Trevor Baxter,Tim Myers,Frederick Jaeger
Cast
Judith Starkadder
Flora Poste
Ada Doom
Mybug
Adam Lambsbreath
Mary Smiling
Amos Starkadder
Mrs. Beetle
Seth Starkadder
Reuben Starkadder
Urk
Elfine Starkadder
Charles Fairford
Rennet
Dick Hawk-Monitor
Mrs. Hawk-Monitor
Couturier
Coiffeur
Hawk-Monitor Butler
Bikki
Mr. McKnag
Aunt Gwen
Earl P. Neck
Sneller
Mr. Hawk-Monitor
Doctor Adolph Müdel
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Facts
Original TitleCold Comfort Farm
Status Released
Release Information
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1995-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 35m
Production CompaniesThames Television,BBC Film,BBC,Thames International
Genres
- Comedy
- Romance
