Goodnight, Mr. Tom Movie Review 1999

Tom Oakley (Thaw) is an elderly widower, living reclusively in rural England at the onset of WWII. When abused, nine-year-old Londoner Willie Beech (Robinson) is evacuated to the countryside with a number of other children, he winds up in Tom's care. Naturally, the curmudgeonly old man and the wary young boy develop a strong friendship, which is threatened when Willie's mother unexpectedly turns up. Based on the novel by Michelle Magorian.

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, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Childhood Visions, Growing Older, Period Piece: 1940s, Great Britain

Screenplay

Brian Finch

Cast

John Thaw, Nick Robinson

Director

Jack Gold