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The Lady in the Van
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
2015 · Directed by Nicholas Hytner · 104 min · Comedy · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
A mostly true story
Crew
- Written by: Alan Bennett
- Cinematography: Andrew Dunn
- Edited by: Tariq Anwar
- Music: George Fenton
- Production design: John Beard
- Produced by: Damian Jones, Nicholas Hytner, Kevin Loader
Cast
- Maggie Smith as Miss Shepherd
- Alex Jennings as Alan Bennett
- Frances de la Tour as Ursula Vaughan Williams
- Gwen Taylor as Mam
- Dominic Cooper as Theatre Actor
- James Corden as Street Trader
- Roger Allam as Rufus
- Samuel Anderson as Jehovah's Witness
- Dermot Crowley as Priest
- Jim Broadbent as Underwood
Production
- Country: United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Studios: BBC Film, TriStar Pictures
- Budget: $6,000,000
- Box office: $41,387,687
- Themes: van, london, england, based on novel or book, england, homelessness, biography, based on true story, alter ego, poverty
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