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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

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Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

"One Chance Meeting, Two Changed Lives"

2005

1h 48m

6.7(45 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.

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Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Joan Plowright

Mrs. Palfrey

Joan Plowright

Acting

Rupert Friend

Ludovic Meyer

Rupert Friend

Acting

Zoë Tapper

Gwendolyn

Zoë Tapper

Acting

Anna Massey

Mrs. Arbuthnot

Anna Massey

Acting

Marcia Warren

Mrs. Post

Marcia Warren

Acting

Georgina Hale

Mrs. Burton

Georgina Hale

Acting

Robert Lang

Mr. Osborne

Robert Lang

Acting

Millicent Martin

Mrs. De Salis

Millicent Martin

Acting

Michael Culkin

Willie De Salis

Michael Culkin

Acting

Anna Carteret

Elizabeth

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Acting

Lorcan O'Toole

Desmond

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Emma Davidson

Violet

Emma Davidson

Production

Carl Proctor

Manager

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Timothy Bateson

Summers

Timothy Bateson

Acting

Clare Higgins

Mrs. Meyer

Clare Higgins

Acting

David Webber

Cabbie

David Webber

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