Film
Wish You Were Here
1987· R· 1h 32m· Comedy· Drama· Romance
“Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.”
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex.
1987-07-24
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Key Crew
DirectorDavid Leland
WriterDavid Leland
ProducerSarah Radclyffe
Director of PhotographyIan Wilson
Original Music ComposerStanley Myers
EditorGeorge Akers
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 11 crew)
Details
Released1987-07-24
Runtime1h 32m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosWorking Title Films · Zenith Entertainment · Film4 Productions
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
Rating6.5/10 · 77 votes
Original languageen
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