A Bunch of Amateurs (2022)
Overview
A bunch of British working class amateur filmmakers with nothing left to lose tackle one of Hollywood's greatest musicals in order to save their beloved Club. Britain’s oldest amateur filmmaking club struggles to survive, as its members grow old amid flickering memories and hardships. In the northern industrial town of Bradford, England, a handful of diehard amateur filmmakers desperately cling to their dreams, and to each other, in this warm and funny look at shared artistic folly that speaks to the delusional dreamer in us all.
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| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.056 |
Directed By
Kim Hopkins
Crew
Margaréta Szabó
Kim Hopkins
Kim Hopkins
Leah Marino
Kim Hopkins
Terence Dunn
Lisa Marie-Rosso
Caroline Cooper Charles
Simon Beaufoy
Capella Fahoome
Megan Gelstein
John Archer
Kim Hopkins
TOP CAST
Colin Egglestone
Self
Harry Nicholls
Self
Joe Ogden
Self
Jeanette Wilson
Self
Phil Wainman
Self (as Philip Wainman)
Ian Egglestone
Self
Andrew Cockerill
Self (as Ted)
Marie McCahery
Self
Judith Simpson
Self
Ian J. Simpson
Self
Keith Wilcock
Self
Edmund Davies
Self (as Ed)
Jim Walker
Self
David Marshall
Self (as Dave)
Christopher Wainman
Self
Jean Wainman
Self
Garth Stainforth
Self
Martin Campbell
Self
Mary Nicholls
Self
Shirley Egglestone
Self
Dave Morton
Self
Jane McIntyre
Radio Newscaster
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