Movie
Cold Comfort Farm
Overview
In this adaptation of the satirical British novel, Flora Poste, a plucky London society girl orphaned at age 19, finds a new home with some rough relatives, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. With a take-charge attitude and some encouragement from her mischievous friend, Mary, Flora changes the Starkadders' lives forever when she settles into their rustic estate, bringing the backward clan up to date and finding inspiration for her novel in the process.
Details
- Release date
- 1995-01-01
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Thames Television, BBC Film, BBC, Thames International
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Eileen Atkins as Judith Starkadder
- Kate Beckinsale as Flora Poste
- Sheila Burrell as Ada Doom
- Stephen Fry as Mybug
- Freddie Jones as Adam Lambsbreath
- Joanna Lumley as Mary Smiling
- Ian McKellen as Amos Starkadder
- Miriam Margolyes as Mrs. Beetle
- Rufus Sewell as Seth Starkadder
- Ivan Kaye as Reuben Starkadder
- Jeremy Peters as Urk
- Maria Miles as Elfine Starkadder
Crew
- John Schlesinger - Director
- Malcolm Bradbury - Screenplay
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