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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution (2007)

She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 42M

Director : Bille Eltringham

Synopsis

Based on a true story, Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait until they try to get out.

Actors

Catherine Tate
Catherine Tate
Dorothy Ratcliffe
Iain Glen
Iain Glen
Frank Ratcliffe
Katharina Thalbach
Katharina Thalbach
Anna
Heike Makatsch
Heike Makatsch
Frau Unger
Alexander Scheer
Alexander Scheer
Willi
Jessica Barden
Jessica Barden
Mary Ratcliffe
Brittany Ashworth
Brittany Ashworth
Alex Ratcliffe
Nigel Betts
Nigel Betts
Uncle Philip
Christian Brassington
Christian Brassington
Thomas
Robert Lowe
Robert Lowe
Otto
Ottilia Borbáth
Ottilia Borbáth
Frau Glock
Imola Gáspár
Imola Gáspár
Art Teacher
Susan Tordoff
Susan Tordoff
Mary's Teacher
John Kirk
John Kirk
Mr Murray
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey
Jerzy
Uwe Lauer
Uwe Lauer
Truck Driver

Crews

Bille Eltringham
Bille Eltringham
Director
Bridget O'Connor
Bridget O'Connor
Writer
Peter Straughan
Peter Straughan
Writer
Hugo Heppell
Hugo Heppell
Executive Producer
Ildikó Kemény
Ildikó Kemény
Co-Producer
Eleonóra Peták
Eleonóra Peták
Co-Producer
Lesley Stewart
Lesley Stewart
Line Producer
Paul Trijbits
Paul Trijbits
Executive Producer
Leslee Udwin
Leslee Udwin
Producer

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