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L. S. Lowry, one of the most celebrated English painters from the mid 20th century, liked to call himself just a "simple man". But was he?
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- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
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- You want fast pacing
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 73GoodWatch 73
IMDb7.3
Running time
58 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 music movies, −48 min on the typical 106
typical 10658Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
1987
November 6, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
MusicTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
24 of 38
Christopher GableL.S. Lowry
Moira ShearerMother
Albert FinneySelf - Introduction- MAMarcello AngeliniFather going home
- DBDaniela BusonTennis player
- GKGraciela KaplanAnn
- TDTanya Devonshire-JonesGirl in red 1
- JHJudy HolmeGirl in red 2
- RCRobert ClarkeMan in a Trilby hat
- VWVictoria WestallWife
- DdDuncan de GruchyBalloon seller 1
- JKJeremy KerridgeBalloon seller 2
- JRJayne ReganNymphette 1
- MSMarina StevensonNymphette 2
- CMCathy MartinCorps de Ballet
- EMElaine MaysonCorps de Ballet
- AMAlexander Money-KyrleCorps de Ballet
- AHAntony HarithCorps de Ballet
- DNDuncan N. MitchellCorps de Ballet
- JPJulie PuckeringCorps de Ballet
- JSJulia SommersCorps de Ballet
- GCGeorgina CrowtherCorps de Ballet
- RDRuth DavisCorps de Ballet
- MFMatthew FieldhouseCorps de Ballet
Directing · 1
- Gillian Lynne Director, Choreographer
Production · 2
- Ian Squires Producer
- Sian Rees Production Assistant
Camera · 1
- Melvyn Cross Camera Supervisor
Editing · 2
- George Tidmarsh Editor
- Sue Thorne Online Editor
Sound · 4
- Carl Davis Conductor, Original Music Composer
- David Cullen Orchestrator
- Brian Fieldhouse Music Director
- Harold Barnes Sound Supervisor
Art · 4
- David Wilson Production Design
- Judy Moss Property Buyer
- Lena Kelsall Property Buyer
- Terry Speake Graphic Designer
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Tim Goodchild Costume Designer
- Mike O'Neill Costume Coordinator
- Joyce Dean Makeup Designer
Visual Effects · 1
- Dave Jervis Visual Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Robin Empsall Lighting Director
Other crew · 4
- John B. Read Thanks
- Andras Kalman Thanks
- Shelley Rohde Thanks
- M.D.H. Bloom Thanks
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