Movie · 1984
The Bostonians
“An intimate and exquisite probe of the feminist heart.”
Released 1 May 1984 122 min Drama / Romance More from 1984 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
A bored lawyer and a suffragette vie for the attention of a faith healer's charismatic daughter.
FR·01
How old were they?
Jessica Tandy
as Miss Birdseye
Wesley Addy
as Dr. Tarrant
Nancy Marchand
as Mrs. Burrage
Barbara Bryne
as Mrs. Tarrant
Vanessa Redgrave
as Olive Chancellor
Wallace Shawn
as Mr. Pardon
Linda Hunt
as Dr. Prance
Jon Van Ness
as Henry Burrage
Christopher Reeve
as Basil Ransome
Madeleine Potter
as Verena Tarrant
Charles McCaughan
as Music Hall Policeman
Nancy New
as Adeline
Peter Bogyo
as Mr. Gracie
Martha Farrar
as Mrs. Farrinder
Dusty Maxwell
as Newton Tarrant
FR·02
The numbers
54years between the oldest and youngest billed
74Jessica Tandy — oldest on the call sheet
20Madeleine Potter — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast