Film
An Awfully Big Adventure
1995· R· 1h 53m· Comedy· Drama· Romance
“In love, as in life, destiny is always waiting in the wings”
Liverpool. 1947. Right after World War II, a star struck naive teenage girl joins a shabby theatre troupe in Liverpool. During a winter production of Peter Pan, the play quickly turns into a dark metaphor for youth as she becomes drawn into a web of sexual politics and intrigue and learns about the grown-up world of the theater.
1995-05-11
Cast & Characters
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Key Crew
DirectorMike Newell
WriterCharles Wood
ProducerHilary Dwyer
Director of PhotographyDick Pope
Original Music ComposerRichard Hartley
EditorJon Gregory
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 28 crew)
Details
Released1995-05-11
Runtime1h 53m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosFine Line Features · British Screen Productions · Portman Productions
Budget$4M
Box office$851,545
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.5/10 · 70 votes
Original languageen
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