UK / USA,
1987, 100 min
(Alternative: 96 min)
Directed by:
David Hugh JonesCinematography:
Brian WestComposer:
George FentonCast:
Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer, Mercedes Ruehl, Ian McNeice, James Eckhouse, J. Smith-Cameron, Tony Todd, Maurice Denham (more)VOD (2)
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Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins - Director: David Jones Helen Hanff (Anne Bancroft), a feisty New York writer, mails a letter to a small London bookshop requesting some rare English classics. Frank Doel (Anthony Hopkins), the reserved English bookseller, answers her request, beginning a touching and humorous correspondence that spans two continents and two decades. Hanff's acerbic wit starkly contrasts Doel's aloof British demeanor, but their mutual love of books forms a bond that deepens with each passing year. Their intimate, richly detailed letters draw us into their lives as Helen and Frank share their dreams, hopes, sorrows and joys - and in doing so, develop a lasting and ex (official distributor synopsis)
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