Shirley Valentine

1989 · directed by Lewis Gilbert

Rating
65/100
Hit
no

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.

Shirley Valentine (1989), directed by Lewis Gilbert, rates 65/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Pauline Collins
  • Tom Conti
  • Julia McKenzie
  • Alison Steadman
  • Joanna Lumley
  • Sylvia Syms
  • Bernard Hill
  • George Costigan
  • Anna Keaveney
  • Tracie Bennett

Crew

  • Alan Hume — Director of Photography
  • Lesley Walker — Editor
  • Willy Russell — Original Music Composer
  • Willy Russell — Screenplay

More from Lewis Gilbert

  1. H.M.S. Defiant (1962) — 81/100 · hit
  2. Sink the Bismarck! (1960) — 77/100
  3. Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) — 75/100
  4. Alfie (1966) — 74/100
  5. Operation: Daybreak (1975) — 70/100
  6. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) — 69/100

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