Film
Afternoon Off
1979 · 1h 3m · Drama · Romance · TV Movie
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- 7.4
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Overview
Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.
Cast
Henry Man
Lee
Benjamin Whitrow
Father
Angela Morant
Mother
Pasquale Perrino
Maitre d'
Philip Jackson
Bernard
Harold Innocent
Marjory
Pete Postlethwaite
Attendant in Art Gallery
Stan Richards
Man in Art Gallery
Harry Markham
Harry
Jackie Shinn
Jackie
Elizabeth Spriggs
Miss Beckinsale
Peter Butterworth
Mr Bywaters
Joan Scott
Manageress of Shoe Shop
Angela Curran
Shirley
Carol MacReady
Customer in Shoe Shop
Patricia Baker
Iris Butterfield
Crew
- Stephen FrearsDirector · Producer
- Alan BennettWriter
- Tony WharmbyExecutive Producer
- Charles StewartDirector of Photography
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew PageEditor
- Diana ParryCasting
Details
- Release date
- February 3, 1979
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, TV Movie
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