

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
2005-11-25 · 108 min · ★ 6.8
All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.
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- Directors
- Dan Ireland
- Production companies
- Unavailable
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 750,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,720,953
Top Cast
Joan PlowrightMrs. Palfrey
Rupert FriendLudovic Meyer
Zoë TapperGwendolyn
Anna MasseyMrs. Arbuthnot
Marcia WarrenMrs. Post
Georgina HaleMrs. Burton
Robert LangMr. Osborne
Millicent MartinMrs. De Salis
Michael CulkinWillie De Salis
Emma DavidsonViolet
Timothy BatesonSummers
Clare HigginsMrs. Meyer
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