Keep the Aspidistra Flying
1997 · Movie · 101 min · ★ 6.0
Inspiring drama about a successful advertising executive who finds leaving his career behind to become a poet more challenging than he thought.
Also known as A Merry War
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Details
- Years
- 1997
- Release date
- 1997-11-20
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 101 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (18 votes)
- Box office
- $373,830
Themes
- england
- poet
- poverty
- writer
Cast & crew
Helena Bonham Carter
as Rosemary
Richard E. Grant
as Gordon Comstock
Julian Wadham
as Ravelston
Jim Carter
as Erskine
Harriet Walter
as Julia Comstock
Lesley Vickerage
as Hermione
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
as Mrs. Wisbeach
Liz Smith
as Mrs Meakin
John Clegg
as McKechnie
Malcolm Sinclair
as Paul Doring
Directed by Robert Bierman