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29/09/1995 Comedy 1h 39m
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The drama. The passion. The intrigue... And the rehearsals haven't even started.

Overview

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.

  1. Kenneth Branagh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Michael Maloney

    Joe

  2. Richard Briers

    Henry

  3. Joan Collins

    Margaretta

  4. Nicholas Farrell

    Tom Newman

  5. Julia Sawalha

    Nina

  6. Celia Imrie

    Fadge

  7. John Sessions

    Terry Du Bois

  8. Jennifer Saunders

    Nancy

  9. Gerard Horan

    Carnforth

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Reviews

A review by DocTerminus
Written by DocTerminus on 2022-02-07
Branagh's 2022 black and white film **BELFAST** is considered his most personal film. I offer that his 1995 black and white film **IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER** is equally autobiographical. And I guess that we will see a third black and white film in the future that would showcase the twilight of his career to close out the Branagh Trilogy. (_Cross your fingers_.)

**IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER** is also the first film that Branagh does not appear. It is arguably the least popular film in his oeuvre, partially because of the release in the United States under the name **A MIDWINTER'S TALE**. For eas...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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