On an idyllic summer afternoon in the summer of 1943, a group of children play in the West Country hills, fields and forests. With no adults around, they indulge in spontaneous games and horseplay - sometimes echoing the distant war, at other times revealing their own insecurities and petty vindictiveness.
Blue Remembered Hills (1979) is a tv movie and drama film directed by Brian Gibson, released on January 30, 1979 with a runtime of 1h 12m. It stars Colin Welland, Michael Elphick, Robin Ellis and John Bird. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 3 ratings.
Colin Welland
as Willie
Michael Elphick
as Peter
Robin Ellis
as John
John Bird
as Raymond
Helen Mirren
as Angela
Janine Duvitski
as Audrey
Colin Jeavons
as Donald
Dennis Potter
as Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Directed by Brian Gibson, written by Dennis Potter, produced by Kenith Trodd.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 3 ratings.
Anyone else grow up reading Enid Blyton books? Those "Secret Seven" or "Famous Five" stories where young folks had some jolly japes, sometime tempered with a baddie and some ingenious traps and wheezes? I thought for a while that this is what we were going to get here as a collection of youths are playing merrily in a forest in the middle of WWII. There's no sign of the atrocities of the war per se, here, but as…
Reviewed on November 17, 2024
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The main cast of Blue Remembered Hills (1979) includes Colin Welland, Michael Elphick, Robin Ellis, John Bird and Helen Mirren. The film was directed by Brian Gibson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Blue Remembered Hills was released on January 30, 1979 and runs for 1h 12m.
Blue Remembered Hills (1979) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 3 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy tv movie and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
