The Shell Seekers
Brief Synopsis
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A movie dealing with the conflicts and relationships of three generations of an English family from World War II to the present. Recovery from a heart attack brings a fierce awareness of the joy of life and the need for her own independence to a woman whose grown children treat her like an invalid.
Cast & Crew
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Waris Hussein
Director
Anna Carteret
David Simeon
Sophie Ward
Angela Lansbury
Patricia Hodge
Film Details
Also Known As
Hallmark Hall of Fame (12/03/89), Shell Seekers
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1989
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Ibiza, Spain; Shepperton, England, United Kingdom; Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom; Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A movie dealing with the conflicts and relationships of three generations of an English family from World War II to the present. Recovery from a heart attack brings a fierce awareness of the joy of life and the need for her own independence to a woman whose grown children treat her like an invalid.
Director
Waris Hussein
Director
Cast
Anna Carteret
David Simeon
Sophie Ward
Angela Lansbury
Patricia Hodge
Laura Goodwin
Tracey Childs
James Goodwin
Serena Gordon
Cornelia Hayes
Gemma Hubbard
John Rowe
Christopher Bowen
Michael Gough
Andrew Keir
Irene Worth
Sam Wanamaker
William Hope
Denis Quilley
Patrick Blackwell
Mark Lewis Jones
Crew
Charmian Adams
Art Director
Barry Arnold
Props
Humphrey Bangham
Art Director
Les Benson
Props
Ann Brodie
Makeup Supervisor
Fred A Chulack
Editor
John Comfort
Production Supervisor
Jerry Daly
Assistant Director
Matthew Desorgher
Sound
James Di Pasquale
Music
Dorothy Elliot
Production
Magdalen Gaffney
Makeup
John Haugh
Construction Manager
William C Hill
Coproducer
Mary Holdsworth
Script Supervisor
Sue Honeyborne
Wardrobe Supervisor
Anne Hopkins
Producer
David Hughes
Best Boy
Priscilla John
Casting
Barry Langley
Assistant Director
Bradley Larner
Other
Paul Leblanc
Hair
Jane Martin
Production Designer
David Middlemas
Location Manager
Rex Mitchell
Production Accountant
Judy Moorcroft
Costume Designer
Terry Nightingall
Camera Operator
Alison Odell
Assistant
John Payne
Grip
John Pielmeier
Screenplay
Rosamunde Pilcher
Source Material (From Novel)
Alan Pinniger
Location Manager
Marian Rees
Executive Producer
Stephen Rose
Hair
Trevor Rutherford
Boom Operator
Laurie Shane
Gaffer
Matthew Sharp
Assistant Director
Tracey Smith
Hair Assistant
Guy Tannahill
Location Manager
Charles Torbett
Property Master
Joyce Turner
Production Coordinator
Brian West
Director Of Photography
Colin Wilson
Wardrobe
Clive Winter
Sound
Ken Withers
Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Hallmark Hall of Fame (12/03/89), Shell Seekers
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Period
Romance
Release Date
1989
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Ibiza, Spain; Shepperton, England, United Kingdom; Cotswolds, England, United Kingdom; Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 3, 1989
Released in United States on Video December 15, 1993
Telecast as a presentation of "Hallmark Hall of Fame."
Began shooting July 3, 1989.
Completed shooting August 1989.
