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Second Best is a British film of genre Drama directed by Chris Menges released in USA on 30 september 1994 with William Hurt
Second Best (1994)
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Add to a movie listSecond Best is a 1994 British film produced by Sarah Radclyffe and directed by Chris Menges. It closely follows the 1991 novel of the same name by David Cook, who also wrote the screenplay.
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Graham Holt (William Hurt) is a single man aged 42, who attempts to adopt a 10-year-old boy. Graham is a sub-postmaster in Warwickshire, England. James Lennards (Chris Cleary Miles) is a disturbed child brought up in care. Graham wants a son, but James doesn't want another father.Actors
William Hurt
(Graham Holt)
John Hurt
(Uncle Turpin)
Jane Horrocks
(Debbie)
Alan Cumming
(Bernard)
Prunella Scales
(Margery)
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