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The Bookshop
A town without a bookshop is no town at all.
Genres
Drama
Overview
Set in a small English town in 1959, a woman decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop, a decision which becomes a political minefield.
Details
Budget
$5400000
Revenue
$12055868
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
2017-11-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
445
Vote Average
6.5
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Emily Mortimer
Florence Green
Bill Nighy
Mr. Brundish
Patricia Clarkson
Violet Gamart
James Lance
Milo North
Hunter Tremayne
Mr. Keble
Honor Kneafsey
Christine
Frances Barber
Jessie Welford
Reg Wilson
General Gamart
Michael Fitzgerald
Mr. Raven
Nigel O'Neill
Mr. Deben
Jorge Suquet
Mr. Thornton
Lana O'Kell
Ivy Welford
Adie Allen
Mrs. Traill
Mary O'Driscoll
Mrs. Keble
Charlotte Vega
Kattie
Karen Ardiff
Mrs. Deben
Barry Barnes
Inspector Sheppard
Richard Felix
William
Francesca McGill
Adult Christine
Lucy Tillett
Mrs. Gipping
Julie Christie
Narrator
Robert Forcadell
Bookshop Client
Lucy Beckwith
Guest one
Harvey Bennett
Wally
Gary Piquer
Theodore Gill
Alfie Rowland
Thief
Nick Devlin
Harold
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