Set Fire to the Stars
Never Meet Your Heroes
Genres
Overview
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2014-11-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
5.613
Elijah Wood
John M. Brinnin
Celyn Jones
Dylan Thomas
Kelly Reilly
Caitlin
Steven Mackintosh
Jack
Shirley Henderson
Shirley
Kevin Eldon
Stanley
Andrew Bicknell
Adam Gillen
Nicola Duffett
Steve Speirs
Ken Drury
Maimie McCoy
Richard Brake
Polly Hemingway
Sue Maund
Weston Gavin
Kate Drew
Janet
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5.6
Deuces Wild
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5.3
The Good Night
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6.3
Intimate Enemies
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5.6
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6.7
The Hunger
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7.3
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7.4
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7.6
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7.7
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6.1
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6.7
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6.7
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5.0
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6.3
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5.1
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6.7
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