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Vera Drake is a British-French crime film first released in 2004,
directed by Mike Leigh.
The film stars Imelda Staunton, Richard Graham, Eddie Marsan, Anna Keaveney and Alex Kelly.
It has also been released under the title: Vera Drake.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Mike Leigh
- Script: Mike Leigh
- Photo: Dick Pope
- Music: Andrew Dickson
- Cast: Imelda Staunton (Vera), Richard Graham (George), Eddie Marsan (Reg), Anna Keaveney (Nellie), Alex Kelly (Ethel), Daniel Mays (Sid), Philip Davis (Stan), Lesley Manville (Mrs. Wells), Sally Hawkins (Susan), Simon Chandler (Mr. Wells), Sam Troughton (David), Marion Bailey (Mrs. Fowler), Sandra Voe (Vera’s Mother), Chris O’Dowd (Sid’s Customer), Adrian Scarborough (Frank), Heather Craney (Joyce), Sinead Matthews (Very Young Woman), Sid Mitchell (Very Young Man), Leo Bill (Ronny), Gerard Monaco (Kenny), Ruth Sheen (Lily), Tilly Vosburgh (Mother of Seven), Alan Williams (Sick Husband), Heather Louise Cameron (Child), Billie Cook (Child), Billy Seymour (Child), Nina Fry (Dance Hall Girl), Lauren Holden (Dance Hall Girl), Elizabeth Berrington (Cynical Lady), Emma Amos (Cynical Lady), Fenella Woolgar (Susan’s Confidante), Joanna Griffiths (Peggy), Wendy Nottingham (Ivy), Nicky Henson (Private Doctor), Allan Corduner (Psychiatrist), Angie Wallis (Nurse Willoughby), Judith Scott (Sister Beech), Vinette Robinson (Jamaican Girl), Rosie Cavaliero (Married Woman), Lesley Sharp (Jessie Barnes), Liz White (Pamela Barnes), Anthony O’Donnell (Mr. Walsh), Lucy Pleasance (Sister Coombes), Tracy O’Flaherty (Nurse), Peter Wight (Det. Inspector Webster), Martin Savage (Det. Sergeant Vickers), Helen Coker (WPC Best), Tom Ellis (Police Constable), Robert Putt (Station Sergeant), Craig Conway (Station Constable), Jake Wood (Ruffian), Vincent Franklin (Mr. Lewis), Michael Gunn (Gaoler), Paul Jesson (Magistrate), Paul Raffield (Magistrate’s Clerk), Jim Broadbent (Judge), Philip Childs (Clerk), Jeffrey Wickham (Prosecution Barrister), Nicholas Jones (Defence Barrister), Stephan Dunbar (Usher), Angela Curran (Prisoner), Jane Wood (Prisoner), Eileen Davies (Prison Officer), Daniel Hatkoff (Dancer), David House (Dancer), James Payton (Court Reporter), Georgie Smith (Dancer), Sarah Strachan (Ballroom Dancer), John Warman (Policeman in Court)
- Country: UK / France / New Zealand
- Language: English
- Runtime: 125 min
- Aka: Vera Drake
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