An Angel for May
Genres
Overview
When Tom accidentally travels back in time through a fireplace in a ruined farmhouse he meets May, an orphan who needs help. Now that he knows his friends' fate and his own, he will try to reorder the events and change their history.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
2002-08-10
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
6.175
Julie Cox
Alison
Charlotte Wakefield
May
Matthew Beard
Tom
Matthew McNulty
Sniffer
Anna Massey
Rosie
Angeline Ball
Barbara Collins
Tom Wilkinson
Sam Wheeler
Hugo Speer
Bob Harris
Geraldine James
Susan Higgins
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