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Shirley Valentine
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
Produced by Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by Willy Russell Based on the play by Willy Russell
Produced by Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by Willy Russell Based on the play by Willy Russell
With:
Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Alison Steadman, Joanna Lumley, Sylvia Syms, Bernard Hill, and George Costigan
Cinematography:
Alan Hume
Editing: Lesley Walker
Music: Willy Russell
Editing: Lesley Walker
Music: Willy Russell
Runtime:
108 min
Release Date: 30 August 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 30 August 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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#89at30 #ShirleyValentine ('89) ★★★ Pauline Collins shines, despite the dreaded direct-address technique, as a middle-aged housewife who rediscovers herself in Lewis Gilbert (Alfie) and Willy Russell (Educating Rita) second play adaptation about working-class Brits.