The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A middle-aged man recalls his childhood growing up in and around London during World War II.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes96%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
225 audience votes
Key crew
- John BoormanDirector
- John BoormanWriter
- Peter MartinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sebastian Rice-EdwardsBill
- Geraldine MuirSue
- Sarah MilesGrace
- David HaymanClive
- Sammi DavisDawn
- Derrick O'ConnorMac
- Susan WooldridgeMolly
- Jean-Marc BarrBruce
- Ian BannenGrandfather George
- Annie LeonGrandma
- Jill BakerFaith
- Amelda BrownHope
Stills
Themes
london, englandwartimebased on true storysemi autobiographicalhome front1940sbomb shelterchildren in wartime