A Handful of Dust (1988)
A Handful of Dust (1988)
It's a long fall from high society
English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. Trusting to a fault, Tony is unaware that anything is amiss until his wife suddenly asks for a divorce. With his life in turmoil, Tony goes on a haphazard journey to South America.

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Cast

James Wilby James Wilby As: Tony Last
Kristin Scott Thomas Kristin Scott Thomas As: Brenda Last
Rupert Graves Rupert Graves As: John Beaver
Pip Torrens Pip Torrens As: Jock Grant-Menzies
Judi Dench Judi Dench As: Mrs. Beaver
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Storyline

English aristocrat Tony Last welcomes tragedy into his life when he invites John Beaver to visit his vast estate. There Beaver makes the acquaintance of Tony's wife, Brenda. Together, they continue their relationship in a series of bedroom assignations in London. Trusting to a fault, Tony is unaware that anything is amiss until his wife suddenly asks for a divorce. With his life in turmoil, Tony goes on a haphazard journey to South America.


Tagline: It's a long fall from high society
Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Romance, Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 24 June 1988

Country: GB

Runtime: 118m

Company Credits

Company: Handful of Dust, Stagescreen Productions, Compact Yellowbill, LWT, New Line Cinema

Revenue: $1,561,000

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Cast

Directed By

Charles Sturridge

Charles Sturridge

Director

Ene Watts

Ene Watts

Script Supervisor

Tony Aherne

Tony Aherne

Assistant Director

Peter Kohn

Peter Kohn

Assistant Director

Melvin Lind

Melvin Lind

Assistant Director

Isabel Pares-Reyna

Isabel Pares-Reyna

Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Liliana Velez

Liliana Velez

Production Assistant

Francisco Sotillo

Francisco Sotillo

Administration

Blanca Sanoja

Blanca Sanoja

Administration

David Ranegar

David Ranegar

Administration

Ana Maria Bartoli Pearse

Ana Maria Bartoli Pearse

Production Assistant

Jane Moscrop

Jane Moscrop

Production Coordinator

Martin Horton

Martin Horton

Producer's Assistant

Gustavo Garcia

Gustavo Garcia

Administration

Toby Ford

Toby Ford

Production Runner

William Figuera

William Figuera

Administration

Stephanie Clark

Stephanie Clark

Production Assistant

Saundra Chapman

Saundra Chapman

Assistant Accountant

Paul Cadiou

Paul Cadiou

Production Accountant

Maria E. Gil Beroes

Maria E. Gil Beroes

Production Secretary

Gillian Bates

Gillian Bates

Production Coordinator

Nicky Kentish Barnes

Nicky Kentish Barnes

Producer's Assistant

Aracelys M. Alviarez

Aracelys M. Alviarez

Administration

Christopher Knowles

Christopher Knowles

Location Manager

Pablo Behrens

Pablo Behrens

Location Manager

Teresa Topolski

Teresa Topolski

Casting Assistant

Celestia Fox

Celestia Fox

Casting

Edited By

Angelica Landry

Angelica Landry

Assistant Editor

Peter Coulson

Peter Coulson

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Bill Coleson

Bill Coleson

Wardrobe Assistant

Jenny Hawkins

Jenny Hawkins

Wardrobe Assistant

Michael Jeffery

Michael Jeffery

Wardrobe Supervisor

Jane Robinson

Jane Robinson

Costume Designer

Sound

George Fenton

George Fenton

Original Music Composer

Mark Berrow

Mark Berrow

Musician

Peter Sutton

Peter Sutton

Sound Mixer

Robin O'Donoghue

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Danilo Vucenovic

Danilo Vucenovic

Still Photographer

Stefan Stankowski

Stefan Stankowski

First Assistant Camera

Bob Smith

Bob Smith

Camera Operator

Murray Close

Murray Close

Still Photographer

Peter Hannan

Peter Hannan

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ovidio Jimenez

Ovidio Jimenez

Runner Art Department

Chris Allies

Chris Allies

Title Designer

Stephenie McMillan

Stephenie McMillan

Set Dresser

Richard Hornsby

Richard Hornsby

Assistant Art Director

Alan Bailey

Alan Bailey

Property Master

Eileen Diss

Eileen Diss

Production Design

Chris Townsend

Chris Townsend

Production Design

Other Crew

Lynda Levy

Lynda Levy

Unit Publicist

Oswaldo Perez

Oswaldo Perez

Special Effects

Jorge Morillo

Jorge Morillo

Special Effects

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