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Director:
Alan Bridges
Writers:
Rebecca West (novel)
Hugh Whitemore (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 February 1985 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Kitty Baldry (Julie Chirstie) is a haughty society queen with a tunneled view of life. Kitty's complacency is rocked when her husband... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 nomination more
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Glenda the Great! more (8 total)

Cast

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Julie Christie ... Kitty Baldry

Glenda Jackson ... Margaret Grey

Ann-Margret ... Jenny Baldry

Alan Bates ... Chris Baldry

Ian Holm ... Doctor Anderson
Frank Finlay ... William Grey
Jeremy Kemp ... Frank
Hilary Mason ... Ward
John Sharp ... Pearson
Elizabeth Edmonds ... Emery
Valerie Whittington ... Beatrice
Patsy Byrne ... Mrs. Plummer
Amanda Grinling ... Alexandra
Edward de Souza ... Edward
Michael Cochrane ... Stephen
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for some violent images and language.
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Runtime:
USA:99 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG | Iceland:12 | Australia:PG | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:11
Filming Locations:
Sussex, England, UK
Company:
Barry R. Cooper Productions more

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This is the first film in the U.K. to be rated with the new PG certificate more

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Glenda the Great!, 24 February 2007
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Author: Sylvia Marciniak (sylviastel@aol.com) from United States

Before she went into politics or public service, Glenda Jackson was one of Britain's finest film actresses. This film displays her talent despite having a supporting role in a stellar cast that includes Julie Christie as Kitty, the wife of a British Royal Captain who has lost his memory of the last 20 years, and Jenny played by American Ann-Margret in an almost unrecognizable role as the doting sister. Alan Bates plays the captain who suffers from memory loss triggered by the shell shock during World War I. Sir Ian Holm has a smaller role as the doctor treating him. You see familiar faces like Sheila Keith, Patsy Byrne, and Frank Finlay. You can't help but watch Glenda play a dowdy housewife and the first true love of the Captain but they came from different classes. It's not the greatest movie but it's good to see Glenda's amazing talent. She is still a fantastic actress, comedy or drama. She makes Margaret Grey into a likable character and you see why a regal captain fell in love with her.

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