Vera Drake.

Resource Information

The work Vera Drake. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Georgetown Peabody Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Vera Drake.

Statement of responsibility

FineLine Features ; Studio Canal ; Alain Sarde and the UK Film Council present in association with Inside Track, Thin Man Films ; a Simon Channing Williams production ; a film by Mike Leigh ; executive producers, Robert Jones, Gail Egan, Duncan Reid, Christine Gozlan ; producer, Alain Sarde ; produced by Simon Channing Williams ; written & directed by Mike Leigh

Contributor

• Dickson, Andrew.
• Kelly, Alex.
• Davis, Philip, 1953-
• Craney, Heather.
• Leigh, Mike, 1943-
• Corduner, Allan.
• Clark, James, 1931-2016.
• Manville, Lesley.
• Channing-Williams, Simon.
• Marsan, Eddie.
• Matthews, Sinead, 1980-
• Cavaliero, Rosie.
• Broadbent, Jim
• Mays, Daniel.
• Bill, Leo.
• Nottingham, Wendy.
• O'Donnell, Anthony.
• UK Film Council
• O'Dowd, Chris, 1980-
• Thin Man Films (Firm)
• Pope, Dick, B.S.C.
• Studio Canal
• Hawkins, Sally, 1976-
• New Line Home Entertainment (Firm)
• Inside Track Productions
• Sarde, Alain, 1952-
• Fine Line Features
• Scarborough, Adrian.
• Sharp, Lesley, 1964-
• Sheen, Ruth.
• Staunton, Imelda, 1953-
• Troughton, Sam.
• Wight, Peter, 1950-
• Woolgar, Fenella.
• Reid, Duncan.
• Gozlan, Christine.
• Henson, Nicky.
• Egan, Gail.
• Jesson, Paul.
• Jones, Robert

Actor

• Nottingham, Wendy.
• Mays, Daniel.
• Matthews, Sinead, 1980-
• Cavaliero, Rosie.
• Marsan, Eddie.
• Davis, Philip, 1953-
• Manville, Lesley.
• Broadbent, Jim
• Corduner, Allan.
• Hawkins, Sally, 1976-
• Craney, Heather.
• Woolgar, Fenella.
• Wight, Peter, 1950-
• Troughton, Sam.
• Staunton, Imelda, 1953-
• Sheen, Ruth.
• Sharp, Lesley, 1964-
• Scarborough, Adrian.
• Henson, Nicky.
• Jesson, Paul.
• Kelly, Alex.
• O'Dowd, Chris, 1980-
• O'Donnell, Anthony.
• Bill, Leo.

Cinematographer

• Pope, Dick, B.S.C.

Composer

• Dickson, Andrew.

Director

• Leigh, Mike, 1943-

Film editor

• Clark, James, 1931-2016.

Producer

• Jones, Robert
• Reid, Duncan.
• Egan, Gail.
• Gozlan, Christine.
• Sarde, Alain, 1952-
• Channing-Williams, Simon.

Screenwriter

• Leigh, Mike, 1943-

Subject

• Abortion
• Abortion -- England -- Drama
• Drama
• England
• England -- London
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Historical films
• Independent films
• London (England) -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Fiction films
• Independent films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Feature films
• Historical films
• Drama

Language

• eng
• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Dick Pope ; film editor, Jim Clark ; music, Andrew Dickson ; research, Lucy Whitton ; sound recordist, Tim Fraser ; costume design, Jacqueline Durran ; production designer, Eve Stewart ; co-producer, Georgina Lowe

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; depiction of strong thematic material

Language note

In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997.2

LC item number

.V465 2005

PerformerNote

Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Peter Wight, Alex Kelly, Daniel Mays, Adrian Scarborough, Heather Craney, Eddie Marsan, Ruth Sheen, Sally Hawkins, Fenella Woolgar, Lesley Sharp, Anthony O'Donnell, Helen Coker, Martin Savage, Allan Corduner, Nicky Henson, Lesley Manville, Wendy Nottingham, Paul Jesson, Sandra Voe, Leo Bill, Gerard Monaco, Chris O'Dowd, Sam Troughton, Elizabeth Berrington, Sinéad Matthews, Rosie Cavaliero, Vinette Robinson, Tilly Vosburgh, Liz White, Jim Broadbent

Runtime

125

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action