Movie
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Overview
Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.
Details
- Release date
- 2007-09-23
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Status
- Released
- Production
- BBC, HBO Films, Knifedge, Neal Street Productions
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tom Hardy as Stuart Shorter
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Alexander Masters
- Nicola Duffett as Judith
- Claire-Louise Cordwell as Karen
- Edna Doré as Stuart's Gran
- Frank Mills as Stuart's Granddad
- Candis Nergaard as Sophie
- Felicity Dean as Dido
- Timothy Carlton as Judge Howarth
- Steve King as James Gibbons
- Joanna Maude as Ruth
- Trevor Sellers as John
Crew
- David Attwood - Director
- Alexander Masters - Screenplay
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