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Cold Comfort Farm [videorecording] / Gramercy Pictures ; BBC Films and Thames International present a John Schlesinger film ; screenplay by Malcolm Bradbury ; producer, Alison Gilby ; directed by John Schlesinger.

Schlesinger, John, 1926-2003 (director.). Gilby, Alison, (producer.). Bradbury, Malcolm, 1932-2000 (screenwriter.). Atkins, Eileen, 1934- (actor.). Beckinsale, Kate, (actor.). Burrell, Sheila, 1922-2011 (actor.). Fry, Stephen, 1957- (actor.). Jones, Freddie, 1927- (actor.). Lumley, Joanna, (actor.). McKellen, Ian, (actor.). Gibbons, Stella, 1902-1989 Cold Comfort Farm. (Added Author). Gramercy Pictures. (Added Author). BBC Films. (Added Author). Thames International (Firm) (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Miriam Margolyes, Rufus Sewell. (Cast).

Summary:

Recently orphaned, Flora ignores the sage advise of Mrs. Smiley and moves to the country to live on a decrepit farm with her eccentric relatives, where she finds ample material for the novel she wishes to write.

Record details

  • ISBN: 078327906X
  • ISBN: 9780783279060
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color with b? ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Distributor: Universal City, CA : Universal, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Stella Gibbons.
Originally broadcast on television in 1995; released outside of Great Britain as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features include theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Chris Seager; music, Robert Lockhart; editor, Mark Day.
Participant or Performer Note:
Eileen Atkins, Kate Beckinsale, Sheila Burrell, Stephen Fry, Freddie Jones, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen, Miriam Margolyes, Rufus Sewell.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; NTSC; widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.85:1); Dual layer; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Language Note:
In English or Spanish with optional subtitles in French and optional English captions for the hearing impaired.

Search for related items by subject

Subject: Farm life > England > Drama.
Families > England > Drama.
Gibbons, Stella, 1902-1989 > Film adaptations.
Genre: Rural comedy television programs.
Fiction television programs.
Made-for-TV movies.
Television programs > Great Britain.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at Sage Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Baker County Library COMEDY COL DVD (Text) 37814003581528 VIDEO Checked out 03/29/2025
Hood River County Library DVD FIC COL (Text) 33892100225979 Adult DVDs Available -
Ontario Community Library DVD COLD (Text) 33330004481372 DVD Available -

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