Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) - film review
David Gladwell
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Summary
Memoirs of a Survivor is a British science-fiction film first released in 1981,
directed by David Gladwell.
The film is based on a novel by Doris Lessing and stars Julie Christie, Christopher Guard, Leonie Mellinger, Debbie Hutchings and Nigel Hawthorne.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: David Gladwell
- Script: Kerry Crabbe, David Gladwell, Doris Lessing (novel)
- Photo: Walter Lassally
- Music: Mike Thorne
- Cast: Julie Christie (’D’), Christopher Guard (Gerald), Leonie Mellinger (Emily Mary Cartwright), Debbie Hutchings (June), Nigel Hawthorne (Victorian Father), Pat Keen (Victorian Mother), Georgina Griffiths (Victorian Emily), Christopher Tsangarides (Victorian Son), Mark Dignam (Newsvendor), Alison Dowling (Janet White), John Franklyn-Robbins (Prof. White), Rowena Cooper (Mrs. White), Barbara Hicks (Woman on Waste Ground), John Comer (Man Delivering Emily), Adrienne Byrne (Maureen), Marion Owen Smith (Sandra), Tara MacGowran (Jill), Jeanne Watts (Neighbor), Pamela Cundell (Neighbor), Bryan Matheson (Neighbor), Anne Tirard (Victorian Nurse), Jeillo Edwards (Woman at Newstand), Arthur Lovegrove (Man at Newstand), John Rutland (Man at Newstand), Mark Farmer (Gerald’s Courtier), John Altman (Gerald’s Courtier), David Squire (Gerald’s Courtier), Michael Fox, Lee Macdonald
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 115 min
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