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The Land Girls

Year:

1998

Duration:

111 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance | War

IMDB rate:

6.2

Director:

David Leland

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1998-06-12

Filming Locations: Crowcombe Heathfield station, West Somerset Railway, Somerset, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $20,921 (USA) (14 June 1998)

Gross: $146,083 (USA) (5 July 1998)

Cast

Actor

Character

Martha Mackintosh

Catherine McCormack

Stella

Rachel Weisz

Ag (Agapanthus)

Anna Friel

Prue (Prudence)

Steven Mackintosh

Joe Lawrence

Tom Georgeson

Mr. John Lawrence

Maureen O'Brien

Mrs. John Lawrence

Lucy Akhurst

Janet

Gerald Down

Ratty, Lawrence Farm Hand

Paul Bettany

Philip

Nick Mollo

Barry Hampton

Michael Mantas

Desmond

Nicholas Le Prevost

Agricultural Officer

Celia Bannerman

District Commissioner

Ann Bell

Philip's Mother

Nigel Planer

Gerald

Edmund Moriarty

Harry the Airman

Shirley Newbery

WAAF at Dance

Russell Barr

Jamie, the Scottish Airman

John Gill

Doctor

Crispin Layfield

German Pilot

Grace Leland

Baby Barry

Alan Bennett

Reverend Alan Bennett

Felix Davis

Child at Christening

Jacob Leland

Child as Christening

Arnold Brown

C.O. (uncredited)

Esther Hall

Mavis (uncredited)

Charlie Higson

Subaltern (uncredited)

Kate Lock

Lady in Charge (uncredited)

Daniel Tee

Man in pub (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The Reverend Alan Bennett, seen conducting the christening near the end of the film, is the actual Rector of the church where the scene was filmed.

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Goofs

Many vehicles shown in the film did not have "hoods" over their headlights, which were required by law during the blackout to prevent light sources becoming navigational beacons for enemy aircraft

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In the shot of the train approaching the farmer's son standing on the line, a British Railways insignia is visible on one of the coaches. This was not used until the railways were nationalised in 1948.

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Almost all windows in during the war were taped with what looks similar to masking tape to minimize flying glass in the event of bombing. This was not evident anywhere in the film, even in scenes in Southampton (which is even shown being bombed early in the film).

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Quotes

Stella: Where's Prue?

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Stella: When the war came it changed everybody's lives. I left my cosy job in an office and volunteered for the Women's Land Army. We all had to pull together to help win the war. We had to grow more food or starve. I chose the Lawrence farm to be near my fiancé Philip who was an officer in the Navy

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