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84 Charing Cross Road

PG·1987·100m

Drama

Romance

Drama

Romance

Summary

When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.

Cast

Anne Bancroft

Helene Hanff

Anthony Hopkins

Frank P. Doel

Judi Dench

Nora Doel

Jean De Baer

Maxine Stuart

Maurice Denham

George Martin

Eleanor David

Cecily Farr

Mercedes Ruehl

Kay

Daniel Gerroll

Brian

Wendy Morgan

Megan Wells

Ian McNeice

Bill Humphries

Connie Booth

The Lady from Delaware

J. Smith-Cameron

Ginny

Tom Isbell

Anne Dyson

Mrs. Boulton

Ronn Carroll

Businessman on Plane

Sam Stoneburner

New York Bookseller

Charles Lewsen

The Print Buyer

Bernie Passeltiner

Willie, the Deli Owner

Michael John McGann

Maxine's Stage Manager

Gwen Nelson

Bill's Great Aunt

Roger Ostime

Stately Home Butler

John Bardon

Labour Party Canvasser

Betty Low

Maxine's Mom

James Eckhouse

Joey, the Dentist

David Davenport

Coronation Party Friend

Max Harvey

Coronation Party Friend

Rupert Holliday-Evans

Coronation Party Friend

Freda Rogers

Coronation Party Friend

Marty Glickman

Baseball Commentator

Tony Todd

Demolition Workman

Kevin McClarnon

Arresting Cop at Columbia

Janet Dale

Joan Todd (Mrs) Secretary

Zoe Hodges

Mary Doel, Aged 4

Kate Napier Brown

Mary Doel Aged 21

Rebecca Bradley

Sheila Doel, Aged 12

Barbara Thorn

Sheila Doel Aged 29

Danielle Burns

Cecily Farr's daughter

Lee Burns

Cecily Farr's son

Crew

Director

David Hugh Jones

Author

Helene Hanff

Screenplay

James Roose-Evans

Screenplay

Hugh Whitemore

Reviews

wrongellison

June 17, 2022

84 Charing Cross Road is a lovely, refreshingly simple, and very funny movie. It includes excellent performances from Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins, and great directing from David Hugh Jones. If you enjoyed the film as much as I did, I recommend reading the book it's based on. 10/10, my favorite film of all time.