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Goodnight, Mister Tom

Goodnight, Mister Tom

19986.91h 48m

Overview

A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

Directed by Jack Gold
Written by Brian Finch, Michelle Magorian
Produced by Chris Burt
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Top Cast

John Thaw

John Thaw

Tom Oakley

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Nick Robinson

William Beech

Annabelle Apsion

Annabelle Apsion

Mrs. Beech

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Thomas Orange

Zacharias Wrench

William Armstrong

William Armstrong

Dr. Stelton

Geoffrey Beevers

Geoffrey Beevers

Vicar

Mossie Smith

Mossie Smith

Mrs. Fletcher

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Peter England

Michael Fletcher

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Ivan Berry

George Fletcher

Harry Capehorn

Harry Capehorn

Edward Fletcher

Themes & Keywords

london, englandworld war iievacuationbased on children's bookdogsmall village1940s1930sabusive motheradoptive parentfather son relationshipmother son relationshipchildren in wartimeevacuee communitytraumatized childrural england

About Goodnight, Mister Tom

Goodnight, Mister Tom is a drama, history, war, tv movie film released in 1998 exploring themes of london, england, world war ii, evacuation, based on children's book, dog, small village. Directed by Jack Gold, it stars John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion. A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.

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