Movie
Second Best
Overview
The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.
Details
- Release date
- 1994-09-30
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Drama, Family
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Regency Enterprises, Alcor Films, Fron Film Production
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- William Hurt as Graham Holt
- Nathan Yapp as Jimmy
- Jane Horrocks as Debbie
- Prunella Scales as Margery
- Keith Allen as John
- Alan Cumming as Bernard
- John Hurt as Uncle Turpin
- Nerys Hughes as Maureen
- Alfred Lynch as Edward
- Chris Cleary Miles as James
- Adam Wills as Graham, age 12
- Doris Irving as Adoption Shop Volunteer
Crew
- Chris Menges - Director
- David Cook - Screenplay
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