Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Terence Davies.

Cast

• Freda Dowie as Mother
• Pete Postlethwaite as Father
• Angela Walsh as Eileen
• Lorraine Ashbourne as Maisie
• Dean Williams as Tony
• Sally Davies as Eileen as a child
• Susan Flanagan as Maisie as a child
• Nathan Walsh as Tony as a child
• Michael Starke as Dave
• Debi Jones as Micky
• Vincent Maguire as George
• Marie Jelliman as Jingles
• Antonia Mallen as Rose
• Anne Dyson as Granny
• Jean Boht as Aunty Nell
• Chris Darwin as Red
• Andrew Schofield as Les
• Pauline Quirke as Doreen
• Carl Chase as Uncle Ted
• Alan Bird as Priest
• Matthew Long as Mr Spaull
• Frances Dell as Margie
• Roy Ford as Priest
• Terry Melia as Military Policeman
• John Thomalla as Military Policeman
• John Carr as Registrar
• John Michie as Soldier
• Jeanette Moseley as Barmaid
• Ina Clough as Licensee
• Bill Moores as Pubgoer (uncredited)
• George Moss as Pubgoer (uncredited)

Crew

• Terence Davies — Writer
• Terence Davies — Director
• William Diver — Director of Photography
• Patrick Duval — Director of Photography
• Jennifer Howarth — Producer

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