84 Charing Cross Road

Resource Information

The work 84 Charing Cross Road represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

84 Charing Cross Road

Statement of responsibility

Columbia Pictures ; a Brooksfilms production ; a David Jones film ; screenplay by Hugh Whitemore ; produced by Geoffrey Helman ; directed by David Jones

Title variation

Eighty-four Charing Cross Road

Creator

• 84 Charing Cross Road (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Fenton, George
• Brooksfilms (Firm)
• Hanff, Helene
• Helman, Geoffrey
• Jones, David, 1934-2008
• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Whitemore, Hugh
• Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005
• trueDench, Judi, 1934-
• Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-

Actor

• Bancroft, Anne, 1931-2005
• Hopkins, Anthony, 1937-
• trueDench, Judi, 1934-

Composer

• Fenton, George

Director

• Jones, David, 1934-2008

Producer

• Helman, Geoffrey

Screenwriter

• Whitemore, Hugh

Subject

• DVDs
• Doel, Frank -- Drama
• Feature films
• Friendship -- Drama
• Hanff, Helene -- Drama
• Hanff, Helene -- Film adaptations
• Hanff, Helene -- Television adaptations
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence | Drama
• Booksellers and bookselling -- Great Britain -- Correspondence | Drama

Genre

• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Biographical films
• Film adaptations
• Feature films
• Drama
• DVDs
• Correspondence
• Television adaptations

Language

• eng
• chi
• fre
• kor
• por
• spa
• tha
• eng

Summary

A New York writer with a passion for literature writes to a London bookstore in search of rare classics. A good-natured, reserved Englishman answers her request, beginning a relationship that spans two continents and two decades

Awards note

British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1988: Film awards, Best actress (Bancroft)

Cataloging source

MIR

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, George Fenton ; editor, Chris Wimble ; director of photography, Brian West

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG

Language note

In English, with optional subtitles in English, Chinese, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish and Thai; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.E34 2002

PerformerNote

Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer, Maurice Denham, Eleanor David, Mercedes Ruehl, Daniel Gerroll, Wendy Morgan, Ian McNeice

Runtime

100

Target audience

general

Technique

live action