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Sixty Six

Synopsis

It is the summer of '66, and England is about to be consumed by World Cup Fever. For 12 year-old Bernie though, the biggest day of his life is looming: his Bar Mitzvah, and the day he becomes a man. Bernie's family, however, are increasingly distracted by the threat of losing their business and their errant older son's bad behaviour, so much so that the scale of Bernie’s Bar Mitzvah diminishes daily. Worst of all the Cup Final is scheduled to take place on the same day and when England makes it through the qualifying rounds, Bernie’s longed-for Bar Mitzvah looks set to be a complete disaster.

Details

Year
2007
Type of film
Features
Running time
89 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Paul Weiland
Producer
Richard Curtis, Natascha Wharton
Editor
Paul Tothill
Screenwriter
Peter Straughan, Bridget O’ Connor
Director of Photography
Daniel Landin
Production Designer
Michael Howells
Music
Joby Talbot
Principal cast
Eddie Marsan, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Rea, Catherine Tate, Peter Serafinowicz, Gregg Sulkin

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Working Title Films

5th Floor, Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London W1D 1BS
UK

T+44 (0)20 7307 3000

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