1939

Glorious 39 is a British period drama film written and directed by Stephen Poliakoff and starring Romola Garai, Bill Nighy, Julie Christie, Jeremy Northam, Christopher Lee, David Tennant and Jenny Agutter. Filming began in late October 2008 and concluded in December 2008. Much of the filming took place in Norfolk where the film is set. It was released on November 20, 2009. On the eve of World War II as the formidable Keyes family try to uphold th... more

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Stephen Poliakoff

Stephen Poliakoff, CBE (born 1 December 1952) is an acclaimed British playwright, director and scriptwriter, widely judged amongst Britain's foremost television dramatists. The second of four children, Poliakoff was sent at a young age to boading school, which he hated. He then proceeded to...

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