Annabelle Apsion, Avril Elgar, Denyse Alexander
A bitter old man is transformed when he takes in a war refugee in this moving Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of Michelle Magorian's World War II novel. When young Willie (Nick Robinson) is evacuated f...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005
Stats: 132 reviews
This movie take place in WWII England. It's about a bitter old man who is forced to take in a child refugee and learns to love again. It is very sad in parts but the end is redeeming.
A wonderful, tender and heartwarming movie about a boy who is send away to the countryside to stay with "Mr.Tom" The grumpy old man is reluctant to get close to the boy at first, as he is still in mourning over his wife. Yet, as he lears more about the fate of the boy he understa...( read more)
I watched this film about a year ago it was about them moving people from London and all the big citys to the country side and I enjoyed it and thought it was a very good film and it was quite funny too.
i love this movie the book is gr8 and well knwn and the adaptation isnt a disappoointament gr8 performances!
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