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These Foolish Things is a British film of genre Drama released in USA on 11 november 2007 with Zoë Tapper
These Foolish Things (2006)
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Add to a movie listThese Foolish Things is a 2006 film based on Noel Langley's 1936 novel There's a Porpoise Close Behind Us and directed by Julia Taylor-Stanley. It stars Zoe Tapper, David Leon, Lauren Bacall, Anjelica Huston, Terence Stamp, Andrew Lincoln, Eve Myles, Jamie Glover and Julia McKenzie. The drama was largely filmed on location in Bristol, Cheltenham and surrounding areas of Gloucestershire.
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À l'aube de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, une jeune actrice se retrouve au cœur d'une joute sentimentale entre un dramaturge et un metteur en scène.Actors
Zoë Tapper
(Diana Shaw)
David Jeremy Leon
(Robin Gardner)
Andrew Lincoln
Lauren Bacall
(Dame Lydia)
Anjelica Huston
(Lottie Osgood)
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