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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Love, just like in the movies.

20176.41h 45m

Overview

Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.

Directed by Paul McGuigan
Written by Matt Greenhalgh, Peter Turner
Produced by Barbara Broccoli, Colin Vaines
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $3.2M

Top Cast

Annette Bening

Annette Bening

Gloria Grahame

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Peter Turner

Julie Walters

Julie Walters

Bella Turner

Stephen Graham

Stephen Graham

Joe Turner, Jr

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Joe Turner

Leanne Best

Leanne Best

Eileen

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave

Jeanne McDougall

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Joy

James Bloor

James Bloor

Dan

Tom Brittney

Tom Brittney

Tim

Themes & Keywords

1970sbiographyliverpool, englandcancerbased on memoir or autobiographyolder woman younger man relationshipfading star

About Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is a romance, drama film released in 2017 exploring themes of 1970s, biography, liverpool, england, cancer, based on memoir or autobiography, older woman younger man relationship. Directed by Paul McGuigan, it stars Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters. Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.

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