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| Genre/Form: | Feature films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama Teatro Correspondence Drama |
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| Named Person: | Helene Hanff; Frank Doel; Helene Hanff; Helene Hanff; Frank Doel |
| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Jones; Hugh Whitemore; James Roose-Evans; Geoffrey Helman; Anne Bancroft; Anthony Hopkins; Judi Dench; Maurice Denham; Eleanor David; Mercedes Ruehl; Daniel Gerroll; Wendy Morgan; Ian McNeice; Tom Isbell; Helene Hanff; Columbia Pictures.; Brooksfilms (Firm); Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0767881486 9780767881487 |
| OCLC Number: | 50067472 |
| Language Note: | In English with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, and Thai; closed-captioned. |
| Notes: | Based on the book by Helene Hanff; originally adapted for the stage by James Roose-Evans. Originally produced as an international motion picture in 1986. Special features: Trailers (5 min.). |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Brian West ; editor, Chris Wimble ; music composed and conducted by George Fenton ; production design, Eileen Diss, Edward Pisoni ; costume design, Jane Greenwood, Lindy Hemming. |
| Cast: | Anne Bancroft (Helene Hanff), Anthony Hopkins (Frank Doel), Judi Dench (Nora Doel), Jean De Baer (Maxine Bellamy), Maurice Denham (George Martin), Eleanor David (Cecily Farr), Mercedes Ruehl (Kay), Daniel Gerroll (Brian), Wendy Morgan (Megan Wells), Ian McNeice (Bill Humphries), J. Smith-Cameron (Ginny), Tom Isbell (Ed). |
| Awards: | Winner, 1988 BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) Film award for Best Actress: Anne Bancroft. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: Rated PG. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital sound; full screen presentation. |
| Contents: | Start -- Answering an ad -- Frank P. Doel -- Brian the Britisher -- Imaginary conversations Vol. 2 -- Doel home -- Meat rationing -- Christmas 1949 -- Food from Denmark -- Willie's deli -- Note from Cecily -- Helene's London fantasy -- Idea of the university -- Conga! -- Easter parcels -- Elizabethan love poems -- Maxine at Marks & Co. -- Ersatz Pepys -- Babysitter -- Gift of linen -- In hospital -- Nylons for Lent -- Trip canceled -- Evicted -- Modern library thing -- Alive & kicking -- All things must pass -- Finally made it. |
| Other Titles: | 84 Charing Cross Road (Motion picture) Eighty-four Charing Cross Road 84 Charing Cross Road |
| Responsibility: | Columbia Pictures ; a Brooksfilms production ; a David Jones film ; screenplay by Hugh Whitemore ; produced by Geoffrey Helman ; directed by David Jones. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 225684 |
Abstract:
Helene Hanff is a New Yorker who loves books but cannot afford expensive ones. When she sees an ad in the Saturday Review for a London bookstore, she sends them her want list and is soon delighted to receive a package of used books - good readable editions, cheap. She begins a correspondence with the bookseller, Frank Doel. Built on a basis of mutually held taste, knowledge, interests and consideration, the bond between the lonely New Yorker and the reserved Londoner lasts for years without the two people ever meeting each other. Based on a true story and the long running play.
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Friendship with Depth and Love
In these days of e-books, and bland books constructed from franchised ideas and formulas, we are presented 84 Charing Cross Road, a story about a relationship begun because of a mutual love of old great books.
Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft share a film highlighting both of their genuine...
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