Paperhouse (1988)
Overview
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $241,278.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 16.327 |
Directed By
Bernard Rose
Crew
Matthew Jacobs
Dan Rae
Stanley Myers
Hans Zimmer
Bernard Rose
Mike Southon
Tim Bevan
Sarah Radclyffe
Catherine Storr
Jane Frazer
Ros Hubbard
Anne Tilby
Pat Aldersley
Susan Needleman
Frank Walsh
Waldo Roeg
Sarah Grundy
Nic Ede
Gemma Jackson
Jenny Shircore
Libbie Barr
Rupert Ryle-Hodges
M.J. Peckos
Gareth Milne
Dan Ireland
David Gamble
Anna Ksiezopolska
Mark Auguste
Gerry Bates
Andrew Glen
Peter Glossop
Mark Harris
Marvin Slack
Ronald Bailey
Nigel Holland
Justin Krish
Peter Maxwell
Elaine Ford
Stewart Meachem
TOP CAST
Charlotte Burke
Anna Madden
Ben Cross
Dad
Glenne Headly
Kate Madden
Elliott Spiers
Marc
Gemma Jones
Dr. Sarah Nicols
Steven O'Donnell
Dustman
Jane Bertish
Miss Vanstone
Samantha Cahill
Sharon
Sarah Newbold
Karen
Gary Bleasdale
Policeman
Karen Gledhill
Nurse
Barbara Keogh
Hotel Receptionist
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