Movie
Paperhouse
Overview
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-09-10
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Working Title Films
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Charlotte Burke as Anna Madden
- Elliott Spiers as Marc
- Glenne Headly as Kate Madden
- Gemma Jones as Dr. Sarah Nicols
- Ben Cross as Dad
- Jane Bertish as Miss Vanstone
- Sarah Newbold as Karen
- Steven O'Donnell as Dustman
- Samantha Cahill as Sharon
- Gary Bleasdale as Policeman
- Karen Gledhill as Nurse
- Barbara Keogh as Hotel Receptionist
Crew
- Bernard Rose - Director
- Matthew Jacobs - Screenplay
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