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Goodnight, Mister Tom is a British film of genre Drama directed by Jack Gold released in USA on 30 may 1999 with John Thaw

Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)

Goodnight, Mister Tom
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Released in USA 30 may 1999
Length 1h41
Directed by
Genres Drama,    War,    Historical
Rating77% 3.8914153.8914153.8914153.8914153.891415

Goodnight Mister Tom is a 1998 film adaptation by Carlton Television of the book of the same name by Michelle Magorian directed by Jack Gold, which became his final film, and the cast featured well known British actors, including veteran actor John Thaw.

Synopsis

In September 1939, the United Kingdom enters World War II and children are evacuated from London to the countryside for their safety. Tom Oakley, a lonely and bitter old man living in the countryside village of Little Weirwold, is forced to look after one of the evacuees, William "Willie" Beech. Tom has long since withdrawn from life after losing his wife and child to scarlet fever many years ago, while Willie is a quiet young boy who comes from an abusive home and is apprehensive of Tom.

Actors

John Thaw

(Tom Oakley)Nick Robinson

(William Beech)Annabelle Apsion

(Mrs. Beech)John Cater

(Dr. Little)Avril Elgar

(Mrs. Ford)
And :
Geoffrey Beevers
Michael Cronin
Denyse Alexander
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