Movie · 1988
Distant Voices, Still Lives
“In memory, everything happens to music.”
Released 16 November 1988 84 min Drama / Music More from 1988 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.
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How old were they?
Anne Dyson
as Granny
Freda Dowie
as Mother
Jean Boht
as Aunty Nell
Pete Postlethwaite
as Father
Michael Starke
as Dave
Andrew Schofield
as Les
Lorraine Ashbourne
as Maisie
Angela Walsh
as Eileen
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
Debi Jones
as Micky
Vincent Maguire
as George
Marie Jelliman
as Jingles
Antonia Mallen
as Rose
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The numbers
52years between the oldest and youngest billed
79Anne Dyson — oldest on the call sheet
27Lorraine Ashbourne — youngest billed
46average age of the credited cast