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- BFI identifier337116
- Date1988 (Release)
- Production countryUnited Kingdom
- Production company
- SynopsisPeriod drama set in Southern Ireland, 1920. Orphan Nancy lives with her grandfather and aunt. When she meets a mysterious man hiding in her beach hut, she relays a message for him, not realising the consequences. (Synopsis)
- Genre
- CreditsDirector: Robert Knights
Production Company: Lawson Productions
Executive Producer: Graham Benson
view all - CastAnthony Hopkins (major Angus "Cassius" Barry)
Rebecca Pidgeon (Nancy Gulliver)
Jean Simmons (aunt Mary)
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Title
The Dawning (Original)
The Old Jest (Alternative)
EIDR identifier
10.5240/D038-C7DF-E976-154B-B046-5Category
FictionThis work is included in the BFI Filmography.
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- Film / Video
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35mm Colour Positive - Safety - Combined - Master
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Work - 337116 - 1988 (Release)
United Kingdom - Film - Fiction
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