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A Handful of Dust

The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.

Director

Charles Sturridge

Year

Genre

Box Office

$1,560,700

Production

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

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Tony Last

Brenda Last

Kristin Scott Thomas

Ben

John Andrew

Ambrose

Nanny

Miss Ripon

Doctor

Vicar

Richard Last

Tristram Jellinek

Mrs. Rattery

Anjelica Huston

John Beaver

Mrs. Beaver

Jock

Marjorie

Reggie

Mr. Graceful

Brenda's Solicitor

MacDougal

Timothy Bateson

Mrs. Northcote

Polly Cockpurse

Marsha Fitzalan

Daisy

Veronica

Marjorie's Maid

Maureen Bennett

Travel Agent

Club Porter

Club Page

Milly

Cathryn Harrison

Winnie

Blenkinsop

Waitress

Peggy Aitchison

Dr. Messinger

Christopher Godwin

Rosa

Jeannette Baillie

Indian Spokesman

Indian Singer

Wiliam Gonzalez

Mr. Todd

Station Master

Geoffrey Cousins

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Did you have breakfast? - A Handful of Dust

Did you have breakfast?

Momsy you're wonderful - A Handful of Dust

Momsy you're wonderful

What's the house like - A Handful of Dust

What's the house like

Something too horrible has happened Look at this - A Handful of Dust

Something too horrible has happened Look at this

I feel rather guilty about Beaver - A Handful of Dust

I feel rather guilty about Beaver

The king of love
my shepherd is - A Handful of Dust

The king of love my shepherd is

I say, can't I
carry something? - A Handful of Dust

I say, can't I carry something?

What's he like - A Handful of Dust

Are you coming up for Polly's party - A Handful of Dust

Are you coming up for Polly's party

I'm sure you want to go. - A Handful of Dust

I'm sure you want to go.

Look, I'm writing
a speech for the mayor. - A Handful of Dust

Look, I'm writing a speech for the mayor.

Yes it is I'm a year older than you - A Handful of Dust

Yes it is I'm a year older than you

I'm sorry I was an ass
in the taxi. - A Handful of Dust

I'm sorry I was an ass in the taxi.

You've got to learn
to be nicer. - A Handful of Dust

You've got to learn to be nicer.

How much
should we tip him? - A Handful of Dust

How much should we tip him?

Look. Isn't it sad? - A Handful of Dust

Look. Isn't it sad?

Is mommy coming back today - A Handful of Dust

Is mommy coming back today

Really Brenda he's such a dreary young man - A Handful of Dust

Really Brenda he's such a dreary young man

I'm sorry to be
pompous, darling, - A Handful of Dust

I'm sorry to be pompous, darling,

Her Ladyship is
on the telephone, Sir. - A Handful of Dust

Her Ladyship is on the telephone, Sir.

It's sweet of Tony to send flowers - A Handful of Dust

It's sweet of Tony to send flowers

And my weekends are Tony's - A Handful of Dust

And my weekends are Tony's

I felt low Bloody low - A Handful of Dust

I felt low Bloody low

The old boy's plastered. - A Handful of Dust

The old boy's plastered.

Have you got
your taxi fare? - A Handful of Dust

Have you got your taxi fare?

Hello, daddy. - A Handful of Dust

Tony's as happy as
a sand boy, isn't he? - A Handful of Dust

Tony's as happy as a sand boy, isn't he?

Oh I'll tell you something very odd - A Handful of Dust

Oh I'll tell you something very odd

You look very smart. - A Handful of Dust

You look very smart.

Take care of him, Ben. - A Handful of Dust

Take care of him, Ben.

I'm afraid I've been riding
real badly already. - A Handful of Dust

I'm afraid I've been riding real badly already.

"Dearest Brenda - A Handful of Dust

"Dearest Brenda

If you come back
in good time today, - A Handful of Dust

If you come back in good time today,

Hello? - A Handful of Dust

Let me go first, Miss.
He'll follow. - A Handful of Dust

Let me go first, Miss. He'll follow.

Killed instantly. - A Handful of Dust

Killed instantly.

We've got to tell Brenda. - A Handful of Dust

We've got to tell Brenda.

Well you can never tell what's going to hurt people - A Handful of Dust

Well you can never tell what's going to hurt people

Can you throw craps? - A Handful of Dust

Can you throw craps?

What's this game you're
talking about, animal something? - A Handful of Dust

What's this game you're talking about, animal some...

Most enjoyable. - A Handful of Dust

Most enjoyable.

What is it, Jock? - A Handful of Dust

What is it, Jock?

Tell me what happened. - A Handful of Dust

Tell me what happened.

John Andrew. - A Handful of Dust

Bow wow. - A Handful of Dust

The vicar is here, Sir. - A Handful of Dust

The vicar is here, Sir.

When you first told me,
I didn't understand. - A Handful of Dust

When you first told me, I didn't understand.

You know what you said. - A Handful of Dust

You know what you said.

Nothing to say,
is there? - A Handful of Dust

Nothing to say, is there?

Good morning, m'Lady. - A Handful of Dust

Good morning, m'Lady.

Jock rang up. - A Handful of Dust

So y... you're going
to Veronica's tomorrow? - A Handful of Dust

So y... you're going to Veronica's tomorrow?

I can only think
she's so upset... - A Handful of Dust

I can only think she's so upset...

I'm sorry it should have
happened like this. - A Handful of Dust

I'm sorry it should have happened like this.

Oh, God. - A Handful of Dust

Why don't we bathe? - A Handful of Dust

Why don't we bathe?

My knickers is all wet. - A Handful of Dust

My knickers is all wet.

Millie, we've got to
have breakfast. - A Handful of Dust

Millie, we've got to have breakfast.

You're crazy, eating two breakfasts. - A Handful of Dust

You're crazy, eating two breakfasts.

How do I look? - A Handful of Dust

Morning. - A Handful of Dust

Thanks, Sir. - A Handful of Dust

We have one first-class berth,
Sir, which you could have. - A Handful of Dust

We have one first-class berth, Sir, which you could have.

Do you by any chance know a nicaraguan - A Handful of Dust

Do you by any chance know a nicaraguan

Do you know
how odd you sound? - A Handful of Dust

Do you know how odd you sound?

What's the matter? - A Handful of Dust

What's the matter?

I've decided I'm going
downstream for the day. - A Handful of Dust

I've decided I'm going downstream for the day.

There is no city. - A Handful of Dust

There is no city.

Hello? - A Handful of Dust

You read beautifully - A Handful of Dust

You read beautifully

Well that's that then isn't it - A Handful of Dust

Well that's that then isn't it

It's one of
the local feast days... - A Handful of Dust

It's one of the local feast days...

I, James Todd of Brazil. - A Handful of Dust

I, James Todd of Brazil.

Thank you. - A Handful of Dust

A pie, please. - A Handful of Dust

They were pleased with that too - A Handful of Dust

They were pleased with that too

We will not have any Dickens today - A Handful of Dust

We will not have any Dickens today

Let us read Little Dorrit again - A Handful of Dust

Let us read Little Dorrit again

As we remember Anthony Last, - A Handful of Dust

As we remember Anthony Last,

Are you sure I can't persuade
you to stay the night? - A Handful of Dust

Are you sure I can't persuade you to stay the night?

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The wife's affair and a death in the family hasten the demise of an upper-class English marriage.

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Director: Charles Sturridge

Writer: Evelyn Waugh, Tim Sullivan, Derek Granger

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

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 1988

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $1,560,700

Released: 24 Jun 1988

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 4 nominations total

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