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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution

2007-09-28 · 102 min · ★ 6.7

Comedy · Drama · History

Based on a true story, Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait until they try to get out.

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Directors
Bille Eltringham
Production companies
Warner Bros. Pictures, UK Film Council, Screen Yorkshire, Assassin Films, Pioneer Pictures, MEDIA Programme of the European Union
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

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Catherine TateCatherine TateDorothy Ratcliffe
Iain GlenIain GlenFrank Ratcliffe
Katharina ThalbachKatharina ThalbachAnna
Heike MakatschHeike MakatschFrau Unger
Alexander ScheerAlexander ScheerWilli
Jessica BardenJessica BardenMary Ratcliffe
Brittany AshworthBrittany AshworthAlex Ratcliffe
Nigel BettsNigel BettsUncle Philip
Christian BrassingtonChristian BrassingtonThomas
Robert LoweOtto
Ottilia BorbáthFrau Glock
Imola GáspárImola GáspárArt Teacher
Susan TordoffMary's Teacher
Arndt Schwering-SohnreyArndt Schwering-SohnreyJerzy
Uwe LauerUwe LauerTruck Driver
John KirkMr. Murray

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