Directed by:
Julia Taylor-StanleyCinematography:
Gavin FinneyCast:
Anjelica Huston, Andrew Lincoln, Terence Stamp, Lauren Bacall, Joss Ackland, Eve Myles, Charlotte Lucas, Julia McKenzie, Joanna David, Zoë Tapper, Mark Umbers (more)Plots(1)
THESE FOOLISH THINGS follows aspiring actress Diana Shaw (Zoe Tapper) as she struggles to get work in London's West End just before the outbreak of World War II. As Diana makes headway in the business, she finds herself caught up in a love triangle as a director, Christopher Lovell (Andrew Lincoln), and a writer, Robin Gardner (David Leon,) fall for her charms. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Anjelica Huston
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Andrew Lincoln
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV movie)
Human Traffic (1999)
Terence Stamp
UK
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Wall Street (1987)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Lauren Bacall
USA
Best movies:
Misery (1990)
Dogville (2003)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Joss Ackland
UK
Best movies:
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Eve Myles
UK
Best movies:
Colditz (2005) (TV movie)
Score (2001) (TV movie)
These Foolish Things (2005)
Charlotte Lucas
UK
Best movies:
Ride (2018)
Midsomer Murders (1997) (series)
Cleanskin (2012)
Julia McKenzie
UK
Best movies:
Cranford (2007) (series)
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Joanna David
UK
Best movies:
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987) (TV movie)
Zoë Tapper
UK
Best movies:
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Zen (2011) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Mark Umbers
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
The Student Prince (1997) (TV movie)
David Leon
UK
Best movies:
RocknRolla (2008)
Clapham Junction (2007) (TV movie)
Vera (2011) (series)
Nickolas Grace
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Sharpe's Honour (1994) (TV movie)
An Ideal Husband (1999)
Leo Bill
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Vera Drake (2004)
The Fall (2006)
Joan Blackham
UK
Best movies:
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Battle for Sevastopol (2015)
Plenty (1985)
Jordan Metcalfe
UK
Best movies:
Pride (2014)
These Foolish Things (2005)
Fungus the Bogeyman (2004) (TV movie)
Peter Silverleaf
Best movies:
Fierce Creatures (1997)
I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)
These Foolish Things (2005)
Haydn Gwynne
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
The Audience (2013) (theatrical recording)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Greg Bennett
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Finding Neverland (2004)
Jamie Glover
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Cadfael (1994) (series)