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A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

1987·Movie·1h 36m

History, Drama

6.5 / 10 (42 votes)

They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

Directed by
Pat O'Connor
Original language
English
Released
27 September 1987

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Last verified 2 Nov 2026

Cast

  • Colin Firth

    Colin Firth

    Tom Birkin

  • Kenneth Branagh

    Kenneth Branagh

    James Moon

  • Natasha Richardson

    Natasha Richardson

    Alice Keach

  • Patrick Malahide

    Patrick Malahide

    Reverend Keach

  • Jim Carter

    Jim Carter

    Ellerbeck

  • Richard Vernon

    Richard Vernon

    Colonel Hebron

  • Tony Haygarth

    Tony Haygarth

    Douthwaite

  • Tim Barker

    Tim Barker

    Mossop

  • Eileen O'Brien

    Eileen O'Brien

    Mrs Ellerbeck

  • VA

    Vicki Arundale

    Kathy

  • MO

    Martin O'Neil

    Edgar

  • EA

    Elizabeth Anson

    Lucy Sykes