Catherine Cookson's The Wingless Bird Movie Review 1997

Agnes Conway (Skinner) is the strong-minded daughter of a Newcastle shop-owner in class-conscious England in December, 1913. Managing her unhappy father's store, Claire waits on two members of the wealthy Farrier family and is soon drawn into their lives when the younger Farrier son, Charles (Atterton), falls in love with her, despite their class differences. But the Conway's have their own class problems--Agnes' younger sister Jessie becomes pregnant by a lower-class lad and her father's fury is murderous. Still as Agnes' love for Charlie grows, she must also deal with the outbreak of WWI, which will bring changes for all concerned.

Distribution

Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1699 Stutz Dr., Troy, MI 48084, Phone: (248)816-0909, Toll-free: 800-786-8777, Fax: (248)816-3335, URL: http://www.anchorbayentertainment.com

Available on VHS
Running time 156 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Drama, Brothers & Sisters, World War I, Otherwise Engaged, Pregnant Pauses, Books to Film: Catherine Cookson, Physical Problems, Family Drama

Screenplay

Alan Seymour

Cast

Claire Skinner, Edward Atterton, Julian Wadham, Frank Grimes, Moira Redmond, Elspet Gray, Dinsdale Landen, Anne Reid

Director

David Wheatley

Music

Colin Towns

Producer

Tyne Tees Ent.