Overview
Two terminally ill patients in a hospital yearn for relief from their predicament. With little or no friends, they form an uneasy alliance and plot an escape for one last wild time.
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Filming locations
Filmed in Pinewood Studios
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Setting
Set in London
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Music
Music by Barry Gibb
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Douglas Milsome
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Roy ClarkeScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 5, 1988
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Timothy DaltonBancroft
Anthony EdwardsDeckermensky
Janet McTeerHazel
Camille CoduriMaureen
Julie T. WallaceWard Sister
Connie BoothNurse Javis
Sheila HancockRegina
Robert LangWalter Bancroft
Jill BennettVivian Bancroft
Caroline LangrisheCarol
Geoffrey PalmerSAAB Salesman
Benjamin WhitrowMr Granger
Anthony O'DonnellMotel Nightman
Bruce BoaByron Deckermensky
Pat StarrMillie Deckermansky- Scott ChisholmDisco Bouncer
Roger SlomanCar Park Attendant
Saul JephcottHospital Porter- Dafydd HavardSenile Patient
Keith BuckleyDutch Doctor
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