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  • A Merry War (1997)
  • PG-13
    101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Merry War (1997)
PG-13
101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Gordon Comstock quits his job at an advertising agency in order to write poetry, only to find that poets, like everyone else, need money.
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Alan Plater (screenplay) | George Orwell (novel)
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Aug 28, 1998 (United States)
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31 cast members
Name Known for
Richard E. Grant
Gordon Comstock Gordon Comstock   See fewer
Julian Wadham
Ravelston Ravelston   See fewer
Jim Carter
Erskine Erskine   See fewer
Harriet Walter
Julia Comstock Julia Comstock   See fewer
Lesley Vickerage
Hermione Hermione   See fewer
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Mrs. Wisbeach (as Barbara Leigh Hunt) Mrs. Wisbeach (as Barbara Leigh Hunt)   See fewer
Liz Smith
Mrs. Meakin Mrs. Meakin   See fewer
John Clegg
McKechnie McKechnie   See fewer
Bill Wallis
Mr. Cheeseman Mr. Cheeseman   See fewer
Lill Roughley
Mrs. Trilling Mrs. Trilling   See fewer
Dorothea Alexander
Old Woman Old Woman   See fewer
Grant Parsons
Beautiful Young Man Beautiful Young Man   See fewer
Malcolm Sinclair
Paul Doring Paul Doring   See fewer
Derek Smee
Lecturer Lecturer   See fewer
Ben Miles
Ravenscroft Waiter Ravenscroft Waiter   See fewer
Richard Dixon
Head Waiter Head Waiter   See fewer
Eve Ferret
Barmaid Barmaid   See fewer
Roger Morlidge
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Roland Oliver
Magistrate Croom Magistrate Croom   See fewer
Roger Frost
Orton the Undertaker Orton the Undertaker   See fewer
Harri Alexander
Barbara Barbara   See fewer
Lucy Speed
Factory Girl Factory Girl   See fewer
Joan Blackham
Librarian Librarian   See fewer
Roy Evans
Cabby Cabby   See fewer
Maggie McCarthy
Customer Customer   See fewer
Lone Madsen
Girl at Modigliani's (as Lone Vidahl) Girl at Modigliani's (as Lone Vidahl)   See fewer
Steven Crossley
Man at Club Man at Club   See fewer
Mark Chapman
Court Room Journalist (uncredited) Court Room Journalist (uncredited)   See fewer
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