Cold Comfort Farm (film)

Cold Comfort Farm
US theatrical release poster
Based onCold Comfort Farm
by Stella Gibbons
Screenplay byMalcolm Bradbury
Directed byJohn Schlesinger
Starring
Music byRobert Lockhart
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersAlison Gilby
Richard Broke
CinematographyChris Seager
EditorMark Day
Running time95 minutes
Production companyThames Television
Original release
NetworkBBC
Release1 January 1995 (1995-01-01)
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Cold Comfort Farm is a 1995 British comedy film directed by John Schlesinger and produced by the BBC and Thames Television, an adaptation of Stella Gibbons' 1932 book of the same name, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Joanna Lumley, Ian McKellen and Rufus Sewell. Originally broadcast on 1 January 1995 on the BBC, it was Schlesinger's final film shot in his home country of Britain, and was picked up for theatrical release in North America through Gramercy Pictures, where it was a small success.