Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution
| Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution | |
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| Directed by | Bille Eltringham | 
| Written by | Bridget O'Connor Peter Straughan  | 
| Produced by | Hugo Heppell | 
| Starring | Catherine Tate Iain Glen Brittany Ashworth  | 
| Cinematography | Sean Bobbitt | 
| Edited by | John Wilson | 
| Music by | Robert Lane | 
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures | 
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Running time  | 102 minutes | 
| Country | United Kingdom | 
| Language | English | 
Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution is a 2007 British comedy drama film, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Catherine Tate, Iain Glen and Brittany Ashworth, about a British family who move to East Germany in 1968, during the Cold War. It was filmed in Hungary and the United Kingdom (UK),[1] and was released on 9 July 2007 at the Cambridge Film Festival, and nationwide in the UK on 28 September.
Plot
Cast
- Catherine Tate as Dorothy Ratcliffe
 - Iain Glen as Frank Ratcliffe
 - Brittany Ashworth as Alex Ratcliffe
 - Heike Makatsch as Frau Unger
 - Jessica Barden as Mary Ratcliffe
 - Christian Brassington as Thomas
 - Nigel Betts as Uncle Philip
 - Robert Daniel Lowe as Otto
 - Ottilia Borbáth as Frau Glock
 - Béla Fesztbaum as 1st Stasi Officer
 - Fanni Futár as Uti
 - Imola Gáspár as Art Teacher
 - Ákos Horváth as 2nd Border Guard
 - Barna Illyés as Gym Teacher
 - John Kirk as Mr. Murray
 - Karl Kranzkowski as Rector
 - Uwe Lauer as Truck Driver
 - Piroska Móga as Ursula
 - Ben O'Brien as 2nd Stasi Officer
 - Gábor Pintér as 1st Border Guard
 - Alexander Scheer as Willi
 - Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey as Jerzy
 - Katharina Thalbach as Anna
 - Susan Tordoff as Mary's Teacher
 - Stephan Wolf-Schönburg as Herr Vort
 
Reception
As of June 2020, Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution holds an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on six reviews with an average rating of 5.6/10.[2] Because of its limited release, there were few reviews, but Channel 4 Online and The Guardian Films cited the film as a vehicle for the blooming film careers of both Catherine Tate and Brittany Ashworth.[3][4] The film won the Audience Award at the Wurzburg International Film Weekend.
References
External links
- Official Site
 - Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution at IMDb
 - Guardian Review
 - Mrs Ratcliffe's Revolution at Rotten Tomatoes
 - Channel 4 Film Review
 
