A Month in the Country (Original title)Birkin's Summer (Alternative title)
Date: 1987 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pat O'Connor
Synopsis: Two WWI veterans find themselves neighbours in the summer of 1920 in a small Yorkshire village, where both are involved in excavating the past.
Genre: Drama
Subject: World War I
Releases
Date: 1987not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Length: 8648 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: June 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n5 September 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: The Listener v123 n3161 19 Apr 1990 Page: 34
Title: [The Listener - v123 n3161 19 Apr 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n599 9 May 1987 Page: 47
Title: [Screen International - n599 9 May 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v118 n3038 19 Nov 1987 Pages: 47-48
Title: [The Listener - v118 n3038 19 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v54 n647 December 1987 Pages: 374-375
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v54 n647 December 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n899 11 Nov 1987 Page: 19298
Title: [Time Out - n899 11 Nov 1987: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with the director.
In: City Limits n320 19 Nov 1987 Page: 25
Title: [City Limits - n320 19 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n900 18 Nov 1987 Page: 26
Title: [Time Out - n900 18 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Television Today 12 Feb 1987 Page: 17
Title: [Stage - 12 Feb 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note of pre-sale deal of domestic US rights to Orion Classics and Karl Lorimar Home Video.
In: Films and Filming n399 December 1987 Page: 29
Title: [Films and Filming - n399 December 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 May 1987 Page: 139
Title: [Variety - 13 May 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Stills n28 November 1986 Page: 50
Title: [Stills - n28 November 1986: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits{ notes on production{ locations.
In: Television Today 4 Sep 1986 Page: 14
Title: [Stage - 4 Sep 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note
In: Screen International n561 16 Aug 1986 Page: 58
Title: [Screen International - n561 16 Aug 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In: Screen International n561 16 Aug 1986 Page: 60
Title: [Screen International - n561 16 Aug 1986: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Author: GRAY, Simon Pages: 118p
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-626562
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8507 FeetBFI identifier: C-626558
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-626562
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Date: 1987 (Copyright)Country: United KingdomDirector: Pat O'Connor
Synopsis: Two WWI veterans find themselves neighbours in the summer of 1920 in a small Yorkshire village, where both are involved in excavating the past.
Genre: Drama
Subject: World War I
Releases
Date: 1987not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Length: 8648 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: June 2016Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 96 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(39)
Production Company: Euston Films, Production Company: Channel Four, Production Company: Pennies from Heaven, Executive Producer: John Hambley, Executive Producer: Johnny Goodman, Producer: Kenith Trodd, Associate Producer: Dominic Fulford, Production Associate: Bill Launder, [Production Supervisor]: Dominic Fulford, Production Co-ordinator: Pat Pennelegion, Production Accountant: Neil Chaplin, Location Manager: Wayne McCoy, Assistant Director: Bill Craske, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Tim Reed, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Rupert Ryle-Hodges, Michael Trent, Continuity: Sarah Hayward, Casting: Michelle Guish, Screenplay: Simon Gray, Based on the novel by: J.L. Carr, Director of Photography: Kenneth Macmillan, Camera Operator: Mike Frift, Gaffer: Steve Foster, Editor: John Victor Smith, Production Designer: Leo Austin, Art Director: Richard Elton, [Set Decorator]: Derek Nice, 'The Judgement' painted by: Margot Noyes, Construction Manager: John Maher, Costume Designer: Judy Moorcroft, Wardrobe master: Keith Morton, Make-up artist: Jenni Shircore, Hairdresser: Carole Bennett, Music/Music Conductor: Howard Blake, Music performed by: Sinfonia of London, Sound Mixer: Tony Dawe, Sound Editor: Peter Horrocks, Studio: Bray Film Studios
Cast
(22)
Colin Firth (Tom Birkin), John Atkinson (old man on train), Jim Carter (Ellerbeck), Patrick Malahide (Reverend Keach), Kenneth Branagh (James Moon), Richard Vernon (Colonel Hebron), Tim Barker (Mossop), Vicki Arundale (Kathy Ellerbeck), Martin O'Neil (Edgar Ellerbeck), Natasha Richardson (Alice Keach), Tony Haygarth (Douthwaite), Eileen O'Brien (Mrs Ellerbeck), Elizabeth Anson (Lucy Sykes), Barbara Marten (Mrs Sykes), Kenneth Kitson (Mr Sykes), Judy Gridley (Mrs Clough), Andrew Wilde (shop assistant), David Gillies (Milburn), David Garth (Old Birkin), Lisa Taylor ([Emily Clough]), Mary Wray ([shop assistant]), Maurice D. Iley ([young blind man])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(15)
In: Sight and Sound v1 n5 September 1991 Page: 60Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n5 September 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
Description: Video note
In: The Listener v123 n3161 19 Apr 1990 Page: 34
Title: [The Listener - v123 n3161 19 Apr 1990: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n599 9 May 1987 Page: 47
Title: [Screen International - n599 9 May 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: The Listener v118 n3038 19 Nov 1987 Pages: 47-48
Title: [The Listener - v118 n3038 19 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v54 n647 December 1987 Pages: 374-375
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v54 n647 December 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n899 11 Nov 1987 Page: 19298
Title: [Time Out - n899 11 Nov 1987: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with the director.
In: City Limits n320 19 Nov 1987 Page: 25
Title: [City Limits - n320 19 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n900 18 Nov 1987 Page: 26
Title: [Time Out - n900 18 Nov 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Television Today 12 Feb 1987 Page: 17
Title: [Stage - 12 Feb 1987: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note of pre-sale deal of domestic US rights to Orion Classics and Karl Lorimar Home Video.
In: Films and Filming n399 December 1987 Page: 29
Title: [Films and Filming - n399 December 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 13 May 1987 Page: 139
Title: [Variety - 13 May 1987: no known title]Language: English
In: Stills n28 November 1986 Page: 50
Title: [Stills - n28 November 1986: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits{ notes on production{ locations.
In: Television Today 4 Sep 1986 Page: 14
Title: [Stage - 4 Sep 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note
In: Screen International n561 16 Aug 1986 Page: 58
Title: [Screen International - n561 16 Aug 1986: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In: Screen International n561 16 Aug 1986 Page: 60
Title: [Screen International - n561 16 Aug 1986: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(1)
Title: Old Flames and A Month in the CountryAuthor: GRAY, Simon Pages: 118p
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-626562
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 8507 FeetBFI identifier: C-626558
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-626562
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)