Movie
Florence Foster Jenkins
Overview
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.
Details
- Release date
- 2016-05-06
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC Film, Qwerty Films, Pathé
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Meryl Streep as Florence Foster Jenkins
- Hugh Grant as St. Clair Bayfield
- Simon Helberg as Cosmé McMoon
- Rebecca Ferguson as Kathleen Weatherley
- Nina Arianda as Agnes Stark
- Stanley Townsend as Phineas Stark
- Allan Corduner as John Totten
- Christian McKay as Earl Wilson
- David Haig as Carlo Edwards
- John Sessions as Dr. Hermann
- Brid Brennan as Kitty
- John Kavanagh as Arturo Toscanini
Crew
- Stephen Frears - Director
- Stephen Frears - Writer
- Nicholas Martin - Screenplay
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