Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War
| Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War | |
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 Original cinema poster | |
| Directed by | Ian Sharp |
| Produced by | Andy Birmingham |
| Screenplay by | Malcolm Stone |
| Based on |
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War by Vernon Coleman |
| Starring |
Pauline Collins John Alderton Peter Capaldi |
| Music by | Alan Lisk |
| Cinematography | Sue Gibson |
| Edited by | Gerry Hambling |
Production company |
Evolution Films Ltd |
| Distributed by | Arrow Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War is a British comedy-drama film from 2002, directed by Ian Sharp and starring Pauline Collins, John Alderton and Peter Capaldi. It is based on a 1993 novel with the same name by Vernon Coleman.
It is the story about a woman, Thelma Caldicot, who is coerced by her manipulative son Derek and daughter-in-law to move into a run-down nursing home, owned by Derek's employer, after the death of her bullying husband. Derek also gets her to sign over her house to him. However, she doesn't like it at the nursing home and shows her frustration. After having been medicated by the staff to stay calm, she finally incites her fellow inmates to revolt.
The film premiered in June 2002 at the International Filmfest Emden,[1] where it came second in the competition for the Bernhard Wicki Price.[2] A few weeks later, it participated in the Moscow International Film Festival.[3] The film had its first wide cinema release in United Kingdom and Ireland, where it opened on 31 January 2003.[3]
Cast
- Pauline Collins as Thelma Caldicot
- Peter Capaldi as Derek
- Anna Wilson-Jones as Veronica
- Gwenllian Davies as Audrey
- Sheila Reid as Joyce
- Frank Mills as Leslie
- Frank Middlemass as Bernard
- John Alderton as Hawksmoor
- Isla Blair as Matron
- Angela Bruce as Gina
- Paul Freeman as Jenkins
- Martin Jarvis as JB
- Tony Robinson as Nick Reid
References
- ↑ IMDb: Emden International Film Festival 2002 Retrieved 2013-02-02
- ↑ Filmfest Emden: Preisträger Bernhard Wicki Preis 2002 Retrieved 2013-02-02
- 1 2 IMDb: Release info - Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War Retrieved 2013-02-02
External links
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War on IMDb
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War at Rotten Tomatoes
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War in the British Film Institute's "Explore film..." database
- Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War at the British Board of Film Classification