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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Synopsis

On the island of Guernsey in the aftermath of World War II, a free-spirited journalist, Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society when she decides to write about the book club they formed during wartime.

Details

Year
2018
Type of film
Features
Running time
124 mins
Director
Mike Newell
Producer
Paula Mazur, Mitchell Kaplan, Graham Broadbent, Peter Chernin
Executive Producer
Diarmuid McKeown
Editor
Paul Tothill
Screenwriter
Don Roos (script), Kevin Hood (script), Tom Bezucha (script), Annie Barros (novel), Ann Shaffer (novel)
Director of Photography
Zac Nicholson
Production Designer
James Merifield
Principal cast
Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Tom Courtenay, Penelope Wilton

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Production Status

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Blueprint Pictures (UK), The Mazur/Kaplan Company (US), StudioCanal (UK, FR)

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