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Fireworks for Elspeth (1983)

October 2, 198351mEN
RomanceTV Movie

Overview

Will they starve her? Shave her head? Force her to wear a hair shirt? Elspeth's friends and family react with horror, grief and even derision to her desire to become a nun. She experiences her parents' hurt, her fiancee's feeling of betrayal, her friends' incomprehension - and her own obstinate joy.

Director

Alvin Rakoff

Top Billed Cast

Fiona Shaw

Fiona Shaw

Elspeth

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Barbara Leigh-Hunt

Mrs. Erskine

Robert Addie

Robert Addie

Larry

Simon Cowell-Parker

Simon Cowell-Parker

Colin

Katy Durham-Matthews

Katy Durham-Matthews

Young Elspeth

Richard Garnett

Richard Garnett

Robert

Joanne Good

Joanne Good

Sarah

Randal Herley

Randal Herley

Uncle Arthur

Dione Inman

Dione Inman

Daphne

Pauline Jefferson

Pauline Jefferson

Mrs. Cox

Sheila Keith

Sheila Keith

Mrs. Bannerman

David Langton

David Langton

Mr. Erskine

Eve Matheson

Eve Matheson

Girl at Pool

Donald Morley

Donald Morley

Mr. Buldock

Eileen Page

Eileen Page

Reverend Mother

John Quentin

John Quentin

Vicar

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Production Companies

Granada Television

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