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The Long Day Closes

A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.

Director

Terence Davies

Year

Genre

biography, drama

Box Office

$22,765

Production

Film Four International,BFI,Channel Four Films

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

Mother

Bud

Leigh McCormack

Kevin

John

Nicholas Lamont

Helen

Edna

Curly

Mr. Nicholls

Mr. Bushell

Frances

Jean

Amy

Patricia Morison

Billy

Labourer

Kirk McLaughlin

Black Man

Nun

Victoria Davies

Nurse

Albie

1st Bully

Lee Blennerhassett

2nd Bully

3rd Bully

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♪♪ [ Ends ] - The Long Day Closes

♪♪ [ Ends ]

[ Man In Film, Singsong ]
♪ Louis ♪ - The Long Day Closes

[ Man In Film, Singsong ] ♪ Louis ♪

[ Man In Film ]
Mrs. Wilberforce... - The Long Day Closes

[ Man In Film ] Mrs. Wilberforce...

[ Boy ]
Mam! - The Long Day Closes

[ Boards Thudding ] - The Long Day Closes

[ Boards Thudding ]

[ Men Laughing ] - The Long Day Closes

[ Men Laughing ]

♪♪ [ "Richard Rodgers's
"The Carousel Waltz" ] - The Long Day Closes

♪♪ [ "Richard Rodgers's "The Carousel Waltz&q...

- There's our John and Kevin, Mam.
- John! - The Long Day Closes

- There's our John and Kevin, Mam. - John!

Me dad used to sing that. - The Long Day Closes

Me dad used to sing that.

Lock up, will you, Kev? - The Long Day Closes

Lock up, will you, Kev?

[ Whispers ]
Mam. - The Long Day Closes

[ Whispers ] Mam.

[ Male Voice Growling, Snarling ] - The Long Day Closes

[ Male Voice Growling, Snarling ]

♪♪ [ George Butterworth's
"Rhapsody: A Shropshire Lad" ] - The Long Day Closes

♪♪ [ George Butterworth's "Rhapsody: A Shropshire ...

It's Christmas. - The Long Day Closes

It's Christmas.

Happy Christmas, lad. - The Long Day Closes

Happy Christmas, lad.

Lock the back door,
will you, Kev? - The Long Day Closes

Lock the back door, will you, Kev?

[ Mother ]
Good night, Titch. - The Long Day Closes

[ Mother ] Good night, Titch.

Well... - The Long Day Closes

[ Woman ]
Put something cold on his neck. - The Long Day Closes

[ Woman ] Put something cold on his neck.

Stay here until your nose
stops bleeding. - The Long Day Closes

Stay here until your nose stops bleeding.

[ Footsteps ] - The Long Day Closes

- See ya, Bud, lad.
- Good night. - The Long Day Closes

- See ya, Bud, lad. - Good night.

[ Bud ] If you shine the torch
up into the night sky... - The Long Day Closes

[ Bud ] If you shine the torch up into the night sky...

Come on, you four. Make a shape.
It's well past 7:00. - The Long Day Closes

Come on, you four. Make a shape. It's well past 7:00.

Hey, Bud, will you do
me back for me? - The Long Day Closes

Hey, Bud, will you do me back for me?

[ Mother ]
You'll soon be grown up... - The Long Day Closes

[ Mother ] You'll soon be grown up...

Come on. - The Long Day Closes

Clean. - The Long Day Closes

Clean. - The Long Day Closes

Aw, it stinks! - The Long Day Closes

I suppose you've been
picking at it, haven't you? - The Long Day Closes

I suppose you've been picking at it, haven't you?

What nasty little creatures
you little boys are. - The Long Day Closes

What nasty little creatures you little boys are.

Aah!
[ Echoing ] - The Long Day Closes

Aah! [ Echoing ]

[ Children In Unison ]
Glory be to the Father... - The Long Day Closes

[ Children In Unison ] Glory be to the Father...

♪♪ [ Ends ] - The Long Day Closes

♪♪ [ Ends ]

Aren't you goin'
to the pictures? - The Long Day Closes

Aren't you goin' to the pictures?

What about Albie? - The Long Day Closes

What about Albie?

And I have a fancy
I should like to see someone play. - The Long Day Closes

And I have a fancy I should like to see someone play.

[ Bud ]
Some of those stars are dead. - The Long Day Closes

[ Bud ] Some of those stars are dead.

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A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.

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Director: Terence Davies

Writer: Terence Davies

Production: Film Four International,BFI,Channel Four Films

Genre: biography, drama

Year: 1992

MetaScore: 85/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $22,765

Released: 28 May 1993

Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination

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