Housekeeping (1987) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Bill Forsyth.

Cast

• Christine Lahti as Sylvie Fisher
• Sara Walker as Ruth
• Andrea Burchill as Lucille
• Anne Pitoniak as Aunt Lily
• Barbara Reese as Aunt Nona
• Margot Pinvidic as Helen
• Bill Smillie as Sheriff
• Wayne Robson as Principal
• Betty Phillips as Mrs. Jardine
• Karen Elizabeth Austin as Mrs. Paterson
• Dolores Drake as Mrs. Walker
• Georgie Collins as Grandmother
• Tonya Tanner as Young Ruth
• Leah Penny as Young Lucille
• Brian Linds as Deputy Sheriff
• Clayton W. Okell as Boy on Cliff
• Clay Barton as Boy on Cliff
• Erik Richardson as Sandy
• Bob Hughes as Charlie
• Sheila Paterson as Bernice

Crew

• Robert F. Colesberry — Producer
• Bill Forsyth — Writer
• Bill Forsyth — Director
• Michael Gibbs — Original Music Composer
• Marilynne Robinson — Novel
• Michael Coulter — Director of Photography

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