Movie
Maurice
Overview
After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.
Details
- Release date
- 1987-09-18
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Merchant Ivory Productions, Cinecom Pictures, Film Four International, Maurice Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- James Wilby as Maurice Hall
- Hugh Grant as Clive Durham
- Rupert Graves as Alec Scudder
- Denholm Elliott as Dr. Barry
- Simon Callow as Mr. Ducie
- Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Hall
- Barry Foster as Dean Cornwallis
- Judy Parfitt as Mrs. Durham
- Phoebe Nicholls as Anne Durham
- Patrick Godfrey as Simcox
- Mark Tandy as Risley
- Ben Kingsley as Lasker-Jones
Crew
- James Ivory - Director
- Kit Hesketh-Harvey - Screenplay
- James Ivory - Screenplay
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