The Winter Guest (1997)
Overview
It's winter in a small Scottish village near the sea, and multiple lives intersect in a day. Frances has just lost her husband to an early death, so her mother, Elspeth, travels to Frances' house to reconnect with her daughter and grandson, Alex. Meanwhile, old women Chloe and Lily go to a funeral, youngsters Sam and Tom cut class, and Alex gets a crush on tomboy Nita.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.353 |
Directed By
Alan Rickman
Crew
Alan Rickman
Ben Scott
Robin Cameron Don
Steve Rundell
Alan J. Wands
Morag Ross
Colin Nicolson
Elli Griff
Christopher Newman
Pat Rambaut
Sharon Harel-Cohen
Jane Barclay
Ben Howarth
Keith Young
Alison Campbell
Emma James
Brian Kaczynski
Janet Riddoch
Will Tyler
John McKain
Baz Irvine
Kristen McMahon
Stuart Bunting
Julie Bills
Jan Pester
Alastair Rae
Clive Coote
Tony Cook
Gabriel O'Brien
Ruth Cummings
Miri Ben-Schlomo
Karl Probert
Will Hughes-Jones
Miguel Sapochnik
Roger Jorgensen
Dave Crownshaw
Blondel Aidoo
Gordon Fitzgerald
Mark Rimmell
Lee Walters
Mark Ritchie
Matthew Butler
Garry Thomson
Martina Gormley
Pete Beaver
Colin H. Fraser
Lucy Chapman
Martin Morrison
Gary Scott
Kevin Brazier
Stephen Griffiths
Dave Humphries
Trevor Swanscott
Diane Greaves
Jason Swanscott
Arthur Morrison
Linda Gamble
Helen Sinclair Robertson Smith
Colin Nicolson
Sharman Macdonald
Alan Rickman
Edward R. Pressman
Steve Clark-Hall
Seamus McGarvey
Michael Kamen
Joyce Nettles
Scott Thomas
Joan Bergin
TOP CAST
Emma Thompson
Frances
Phyllida Law
Elspeth
Sheila Reid
Lily
Sandra Voe
Chloe
Arlene Cockburn
Nita
Gary Hollywood
Alex
Sean Biggerstaff
Tom
Tom Watson
Minister
Alan Rickman
Man in street
Douglas Murphy
Sam
Jan Shand
Café Proprietor
Sandy Neilson
Passer-by
Billy McElhaney
Bus Driver
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