Providence
“A Movie of Rare Intelligence”
On the eve of his 78th birthday, ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.
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Dirk Bogarde
Claude Langham
Known for
A Bridge Too Far
Death in Venice
David Warner
Kevin Woodford
Known for
Titanic
Tron
Ellen Burstyn
Sonia Langham
Known for
Requiem for a Dream
The Exorcist
Cyril Luckham
Dr. Mark Eddington
Known for
A Man for All Seasons
Billy Budd
John Gielgud
Clive Langham
Known for
The Elephant Man
Gandhi
Tanya Lopert
Miss Lister
Known for
Carnage
Navajo Joe
Elaine Stritch
Helen Wiener
Known for
ParaNorman
Autumn in New York
Denis Lawson
Dave Woodford
Known for
Star Wars
The Machine
Kathryn Leigh Scott
Miss Boon
Known for
Dark Shadows
Police Squad!
Milo Sperber
Jenner
Known for
Billion Dollar Brain
In Search of the Castaways
Peter Arne
Nils
Known for
The Return of the Pink Panther
Straw Dogs
Anna Wing
Karen
Known for
EastEnders
Son of Rambow
Alain Resnais Director · David Mercer Screenplay Miklós Rózsa Composer
United States release January 25, 1977 · Produced in France, Switzerland, United Kingdom · Production Action Films, SFP
Production
Citel Films
Production
Action Films
Production
SFP
Production
France•3
Production
Société Française de Production (SFP)
Production
France · Switzerland · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 25, 1977
Theatrical
France
February 9, 1977 · Theatrical
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