Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
| Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution | |
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| Directed by | Bille Eltringham |
| Written by | Bridget O'Connor Peter Straughan |
| Produced by | Hugo Heppell |
| Starring | Catherine Tate Iain Glen |
| Music by | Robert Lane |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. (UK) A-Film Distribution |
Running time | 102 min |
| Language | English |
| Budget | - |
| Box office | - |
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK),[1] and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival,[2] and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.[2]
Cast[3]
- Catherine Tate - Dorothy Ratcliffe
- Iain Glen - Frank Ratcliffe
- Brittany Ashworth - Alex Ratcliffe
- Heike Makatsch - Frau Unger
- Jessica Barden - Mary Ratcliffe
- Christian Brassington - Thomas
- Nigel Betts - Uncle Philip
- Robert Daniel Lowe - Otto
- Ottilia Borbáth - Frau Glock
- Béla Fesztbaum - 1st Stasi Officer
- Fanni Futár - Uti
- Imola Gáspár - Art Teacher
- Ákos Horváth - 2nd Border Guard
- Barna Illyés - Gym Teacher
- John Kirk - Mr. Murray
- Karl Kranzkowski - Rector
- Uwe Lauer - Truck Driver
- Piroska Móga - Ursula
- Ben O'Brien - 2nd Stasi Officer
- Gábor Pintér - 1st Border Guard
- Alexander Scheer - Willi
- Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey - Jerzy
- Katharina Thalbach - Anna
- Susan Tordoff - Mary's Teacher
- Stephan Wolf-Schönburg - Herr Vort
Reception
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution received high 80% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. Because of its limited release, there were few reviews, but Channel 4 Online and The Guardian Films cited the film as a possible vehicle for Catherine Tate's blooming film career.[4][5]