84 Charing Cross Road Movie Review 1986

A lonely woman in New York and a book-seller in London begin corresponding for business reasons. Over a 20-year period, their relationship grows into a friendship, and then a romance, though they communicate only by mail. Based on a true story and adapted from the book by Helene Hanff.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Books & Bookstores, Romantic Drama, Adapted from a Play, True Stories, New York, New York, London, Only the Lonely, Going Postal

Screenplay

Hugh Whitemore

Cast

Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer, Maurice Denham, Eleanor David, Mercedes Ruehl, Daniel Gerroll, Hugh Whitemore

Cinematography

Brian West

Director

David Hugh Jones

Music

George Fenton

Producer

Geoffrey Helman

Awards

British Acad. 1987: Actress (Bancroft).