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- BFI identifier443792
- Date1996 (Copyright)
- Production countryUSA
- Production company
- SynopsisDrama dealing with "the desires of the human spirit" and smalltown intolerance. The Spitfire Grill in the small community of Gilead in Maine is the focal point for three very individual women. One is a newly released prisoner, hoping to make a fresh start. She and the indomitable owner of the restaurant and her timid daughter-in-law find a common bond and forge a friendship unlike any they have ever experienced. (Synopsis) Drama about smalltown intolerance. An ex-con is released on parole to the small town of Gilead in Maine, where she must work hard to overcome the prejudice's of the townsfolk. (Synopsis)
- Work historyShown at the Sundance Festival as CARE OF THE SPITFIRE GRILL however on its general release in the US and UK it was shown as THE SPITFIRE GRILL
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- CreditsDirector: Lee David Zlotoff
Production Company: Castle Rock Entertainment
Production Company: Mendocino Corporation
view all - CastAlison Elliott (Percy Talbott)
Ellen Burstyn (Hannah Ferguson)
Marcia Gay Harden (Shelby Goddard)
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Title
The Spitfire Grill (Original)
C/O the Spitfire Grill (Working)
Care of the Spitfire Grill (Alternative)
Category
Fiction- Collections
- StillsPhotograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1975114
Photograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1975115
Photograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1975116
Photograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1975117
Photograph: film still - Landscape - SPD-1975118
view all - ArticlesEmpire n96 June 1997 - ReviewVariety 29 Jan 1996 - Credits, ReviewVariety 15 May 1995 - Credits, Prod. Detailsview all
- The Spitfire Grill
Work - 443792 - 1996 (Copyright)
USA - Film - Fiction
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