Vera Drake (2004)
Overview
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $11,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $13,300,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.2 |
Directed By
Mike Leigh
Crew
Jim Clark
Jacqueline Durran
Mike Leigh
Alain Sarde
Mike Leigh
Dick Pope
Andrew Dickson
Simon Channing Williams
Tanya Clark
Ed Walsh
Jo Littlejohn
Nina Gold
Heather Storr
Charlotte Finlay
Andrew Grant
Eve Stewart
John Bush
Christine Gozlan
Richard Mills
Simon Mein
Matthew Moffat
Francesca Jaynes
Henry Woolley
Chris Allies
Chris Burdon
Rosalie Clayton
Lesa Warrener
Robert Jones
Gail Egan
Josh Robertson
Georgina Lowe
Christine Blundell
Peter Burgess
Duncan Reid
Ali James
Lee Eldred
Dick Pope
Chris Allies
TOP CAST
Imelda Staunton
Vera Drake
Phil Davis
Stan
Sally Hawkins
Susan Wells
Daniel Mays
Sid
Eddie Marsan
Reg
Alex Kelly
Ethel
Ruth Sheen
Lily
Adrian Scarborough
Frank
Heather Craney
Joyce
Lesley Manville
Mrs. Wells
Simon Chandler
Mr. Wells
Wendy Nottingham
Ivy
Richard Graham
George
Anna Keaveney
Nellie
Peter Wight
Det. Inspector Webster
Martin Savage
Det. Sergeant Vickers
Helen Coker
WPC Best
Jim Broadbent
Judge
Gerard Monaco
Kenny
Leo Bill
Ronny
Lesley Sharp
Jessie Barnes
Liz White
Pamela Barnes
Sandra Voe
Vera's Mother
Chris O'Dowd
Sid's Customer
Anthony O'Donnell
Mr. Walsh
Marion Bailey
Mrs. Fowler
Sam Troughton
David
Sinead Matthews
Very Young Woman
Tilly Vosburgh
Mother of Seven
Alan Williams
Sick Husband
Allan Corduner
Psychiatrist
Fenella Woolgar
Susan's Confidante
Elizabeth Berrington
Cynical Lady
Emma Amos
Cynical Lady
Rosie Cavaliero
Married Woman
Nicky Henson
Private Doctor
Eileen Davies
Prison Officer
Paul Jesson
Magistrate
Vincent Franklin
Mr. Lewis
Tom Ellis
Police Constable
Jake Wood
Ruffian
Sid Mitchell
Very Young Man
Vinette Robinson
Jamaican Girl
Billie Cook
Child
Billy Seymour
Child
Nina Fry
Dance Hall Girl
Joanna Griffiths
Peggy
Angie Wallis
Nurse Willoughby
Judith Scott
Sister Beecher
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