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| Directed by | Michael Radford |
| Screenplay by | John Francis Lane Michael Radford |
| Based on | Another Time, Another Place by Jessie Kesson |
| Produced by | Simon Perry |
| Starring | Phyllis Logan Giovanni Mauriello Denise Coffey |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Edited by | Tom Priestley |
| Music by | John McLeod |
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Production
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Associated-Rediffusion Television
Channel Four Films The Scottish Arts Council Umbrella |
| Distributed by | Cinegate Rediffusion |
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Running time
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118 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £500,000[1] |
Another Time, Another Place is a 1983 British drama film directed by Michael Radford and starring Phyllis Logan, Giovanni Mauriello and Denise Coffey.[2][3] The screenplay was based on the 1983 novel by Jessie Kesson.[4][5]
Plot
In Scotland in 1943 during World War II, Janie is a young Scottish housewife married to Dougal, who is 15 years older. Participating in a war rehabilitation program, the couple take in three Italian prisoners of war to work on their farm. Janie soon falls in love with one of the three, Luigi. She begins a secret relationship with Luigi that is doomed from the start.[6][7]
Cast
- Phyllis Logan as Janie
- Giovanni Mauriello as Luigi
- Denise Coffey as Meg
- Tom Watson as Finlay
- Gianluca Favilla as Umberto
- Gregor Fisher as Beel
- Paul Young as Dougal
- Claudio Rosini as Paolo
- Jennifer Piercey as Kirsty
- Yvonne Gilan as Jess
- Carol Ann Crawford as Else
- Ray Jeffries as Alick
- Scott Johnston as Jeems
- Nadio Fortune as Antonio
- David Mowat as Randy Bob
- Colin Campbell as accordionist
- John Francis Lane as farmer
- Corrado Sfogli as Raffaello
- Peter Finlay as officer
- Stephen Gressieux as prisoner of war
References
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 320.
- ^ "Another Time, Another Place". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ^ "Another Time, Another Place (1983) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2 July 2015. Archived from the original on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Goble, Alan (8 September 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 9783110951943 – via Google Books.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (11 July 1984). "'ANOTHER TIME,' A BRITISH IMPORT, OPENS". The New York Times.
- ^ "Another Time, Another Place (1983)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Watch Another Time, Another Place". BFI Player.
External links
- Another Time, Another Place at IMDb
