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Film details
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Featuring
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Countries
United Kingdom USA
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Year
1994
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Genres
Biopic Romance Historical drama
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Type
Film
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Category
Fiction
Synopsis
In Oxford in the 1950s, C.S. Lewis (known as Jack) is a don of Magdalene College and author of popular books of Christian apologetics, as well as of the Narnia books for children. One day he has tea in a hotel with the American poet Joy Gresham, a fan of his whose letters he enjoys. They get on well, though he is scholarly and reserved and she is feisty and outgoing. They meet again, including over Christmas when Joy and her son Douglas come to stay at the house where Lewis and his brother Warnie live. Eventually Jack agrees to marry Joy technically, so she can stay living in England. They grow somewhat apart, and only when a health catastrophe arises does Jack acknowledge the deep feelings he feels for Joy, and fears they may have only a short time left together.
Cast & Credits
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Cast
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C.S. Lewis, 'Jack'
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Joy Gresham
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Colonel Warnie Lewis
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Professor Christopher Riley
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Harry Harrington
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Doctor Craig
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Simon Chadwick
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Desmond Arding
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Father John Fisher
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Claude Bird
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Rupert Parrish
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college president
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Mrs Young
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hotel receptionist
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Arnold Dopliss
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superintendent registrar
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Peter Whistler
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Douglas Gresham
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Bob Chafer
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Nick Farrell
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Frith
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Lieven
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Standish
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Barker
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Marcus
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John Egan
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Doctor Eddie Monk
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woman in tea room
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tea room waiter
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station acquaintance
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college porter
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Mrs Parrish
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Parrish child
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Parrish child
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Parrish child
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Parrish child
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woman in bookshop
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boy in bookshop
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committee chairwoman
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lecture committee
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lecture committee
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lecture committee
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Fred Paxford, the gardener
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registrar
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taxi driver witness
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staff nurse
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May Day sequence extra
Rob White (uncredited)
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Credits
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Unknown:
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Directed by
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©
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Developed as a film by
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A Spelling Films International presentation
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[Presented] in association with
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[Presented] in association with
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Executive Producer
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Produced by
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Produced by
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Co-producer
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Associate Producer
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In Charge of Production
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Production Co-ordinator
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Financial Controller
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Assistant Accountant
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Location Manager
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Location Manager
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Assistant Location Manager
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Location Assistant
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Oxford Location Assistant
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Oxford Location Assistant
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1st Assistant Director
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Assistant Director
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2nd Assistant Director
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3rd Assistant Director
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Personal Assistant to Richard Attenborough
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Script Supervisor
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Casting Director
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Casting Assistant
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Crowd Casting Oxford
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Crowd Casting London
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Screenplay by
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Based on his Stageplay
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Director of Photography
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Cameraman
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Camera Operator
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Operator
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Focus Puller
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Focus
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Clapper Loader
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Clapper Loader
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Camera Trainee
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Gaffer
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Best Boy
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Electrician
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Grip
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Grip
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Video Assist
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Stills Photographer
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Plate Photography/Translites
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Digital Effects
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Special Effects Supervisor
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Senior Special Effects Technician
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Film Editor
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Assistant Editor
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2nd Assistant Editor
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Cutting Room Assistant
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Post-production
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Production Designed by
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Supervising Art Director
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Art Director
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Standby Art Director
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Set Decorator
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Draughtsman
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Junior Draughtsman
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Scenic Artist
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Assistant Scenic Artist
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Storyboard Artist
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Production Buyer
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Property Master
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Chargehand Dressing Props
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Chargehand Standby Prop
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Standby Prop
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Construction Co-ordinator
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Costume Designer
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Assistant Costume Designer
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Wardrobe Supervisor
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Wardrobe Master
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Wardrobe Mistress
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Make-up Designer
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Make-up Artist
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Chief Hairdresser
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Title Design
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Opticals
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Laboratory Liaison
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Negative Timer
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Negative Cutter
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Originated on
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Colour by
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Printed on
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Music by
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[Music] Performed by
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[Music] Performed by
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Soloist
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Soloist
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Conducted by
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Music Co-ordinator
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Music Editor
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[Music] Recording Engineer
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Sound
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Sound
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Sound
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Boom Operator
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Sound Maintenance
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Sound Mixer
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Assistant Sound Editor
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Dialogue Editor
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Assistant Dialogue Editor
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ADR Mixer
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Footsteps Mixer
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Footsteps Editor
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Assistant Footsteps Editor
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Unit Publicist
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Publicity Assistant
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Filmed in
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Completion Guaranty Provided by
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Filmed in the United Kingdom at
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