A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country (1987)

They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

Date of release
1987-09-27
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (42)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
History, Drama
Director
Pat O'Connor

Casting

  • Colin Firth — Tom Birkin
  • Kenneth Branagh — James Moon
  • Natasha Richardson — Alice Keach
  • Patrick Malahide — Reverend Keach
  • Jim Carter — Ellerbeck
  • Richard Vernon — Colonel Hebron
  • Tony Haygarth — Douthwaite
  • Tim Barker — Mossop
  • Eileen O'Brien — Mrs Ellerbeck
  • Vicki Arundale — Kathy
  • Martin O'Neil — Edgar
  • Elizabeth Anson — Lucy Sykes

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