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24 June 1988 (USA)
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The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Oscar.
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Kristin Scott Thomas: 'I've been a very sad person, but I'm not any more'
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Wilby | ... | Tony Last |
 | Kristin Scott Thomas | ... | Brenda Last |
| Rupert Graves | ... | John Beaver |
 | Anjelica Huston | ... | Mrs. Rattery |
 | Judi Dench | ... | Mrs. Beaver |
 | Alec Guinness | ... | Mr. Todd |
| Richard Beale | ... | Ben |
| Jackson Kyle | ... | John Andrew |
| Norman Lumsden | ... | Ambrose |
| Jeanne Watts | ... | Nanny |
| Kate Percival | ... | Miss Ripon |
| Richard Leech | ... | Doctor |
| Roger Milner | ... | Vicar |
| Tristram Jellinek | ... | Richard Last |
| Pip Torrens | ... | Jock |
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Eine Handvoll Staub (West Germany) [de]
El matrimonio de Lady Brenda (Argentina) [es]
Garsc piachu (Poland) [pl]
Il matrimonio di Lady Brenda (Italy) [it]
Skoni ston anemo (Greece) [el]
Um Punhado de Pó (Brazil) [pt]
Un puñado de polvo (Spain) [es]
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El matrimonio de Lady Brenda (Argentina) [es]
Garsc piachu (Poland) [pl]
Il matrimonio di Lady Brenda (Italy) [it]
Skoni ston anemo (Greece) [el]
Um Punhado de Pó (Brazil) [pt]
Un puñado de polvo (Spain) [es]
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USA:118 min
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The Duke of Norfolk let his home be used and appeared as the gardener touching his forelock respectfully to Mrs. Ratterby (Anjelica Huston).
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Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)
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A hidden treasure in a sea of mediocre and formulaic films. The cast is excellent! Great love triangle story. Alec Guinness is wonderful. Kristin Scott-Thomas is a fox!