A Handful of Dust

A Handful of Dust (1988)

  • 41% of users liked it
    (1,894 ratings)

Based on a novel by Evelyn Waugh, Handful of Dust is set amongst Britain's aristocracy of the 1930s. At sumptuous Hetton Abbey, tradition-bound country squire James Wilby and his wife Kristin Scott Thomas open their doors to well-connected but impoverished Rupert Graves. Graves returns Wilby's… More

PG, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By
Charles Sturridge
Genres
Drama, Television, Art House & International
In Theaters
Jul 1, 1988 Wide
On DVD
Nov 16, 2004

Critic Reviews

  • Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    Handsome, but airless and uninvolving version of the Waugh novel

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Robert C


    Beautiful and tragic. Classic Evelyn Waugh.

  • Sunil J


    Good cast. Poor script. I was disappointed.

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