The Love Child

1h 42m 1986

Cast & Crew

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Robert Smith

Director

Sheila Hancock

Edith

Peter Capaldi

Dillon

Percy Herbert

Maurice

Lesley Sharp

Bernadette

Arthur Hewlett

Stan

Film Details

Also Known As
Love Child
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1986
Production Company
British Film Institute; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Vpro
Distribution Company
British Film Institute; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Synopsis

Director

Robert Smith

Director

Cast

Sheila Hancock

Edith

Peter Capaldi

Dillon

Percy Herbert

Maurice

Lesley Sharp

Bernadette

Arthur Hewlett

Stan

Cleo Sylvestre

Celia

Stephen Lind

Colin

Ajay Kumar

Majid

Andrew Seear

Tony

Kevin Allen

Cliff

Robert Blythe

Elvis

Cathy Murphy

Linda

Stephen Frost

Tough Policeman

Steven O'donnell

Young Policeman

Eric Kent

Sergeant

Jon Raymond

Litter Lout

Leon Berton

7th Day Adventist

Chris Mchallem

Barman

Lee Cornes

Man In Supermarket

Evie Garratt

Anxious Woman

Valerie Buchanan

Supervisor

Kerryann White

Cashier

Ray Kingsley

Housing Officer

Marsha Millar

Beverley

Nicola Lawrence

Melanie

Geoff Ward

Gerbil Punk

Andy Sutton

Tall Punk

Gaylie Runciman

Agent'S Secretary

Christopher Whittingham

Waiter In Restaurant

Irene Marot

Young Woman

Jack Fortune

Young Man

Isaac Grand

Taxi Driver

Alexei Sayle

Voice S

Colin Gibson

Performer

Kenny Craddock

Performer

Crew

Emma Black

Assistant Editor

Danny Boon

Titles

Rosalind Boon

Titles

Peter Carlton

Sound Editor

Deborah Cooke

Production Assistant

Kenny Craddock

Music Arranger ("Sonatine Bureaucratique 2nd Movement")

Kenny Craddock

Music

E Davies

Sound Recording

John Davies

Sound Recording

John Davies

Editor

John Davies

Editor

John Davies

Sound

Olive Gainham

Assistant Editor

Colin Gibson

Music Arranger ("Sonatine Bureaucratique 2nd Movement")

Colin Gibson

Music

Derek Goldman

Photography Assistant

Caroline Hanania

Production Designer

Gordon Hann

Screenwriter

Britt Harrison

Photography Assistant

Careen Hertzog

Art Direction Assistant

Colin Martin

Sound Rerecording

Kathleen Mullaniff

Other

Katharine Naylor

Costume Designer

Thaddeus O'sullivan

Director Of Photography

Andy Powell

Assistant Director

Heather Powell

Photography Assistant

June Reid

Production Assistant

Erik Satie

Music ("Sonatine Bureaucratique 2nd Movement")

Louise Stoner

Photography Assistant

Angela Topping

Producer

Film Details

Also Known As
Love Child
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1986
Production Company
British Film Institute; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Vpro
Distribution Company
British Film Institute; Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 42m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States April 1986

Released in United States Fall September 14, 1988

Released in United States May 8, 1987

Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 8, 1987.

Shown at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (British Film Institute: Five Years of New Cinema, 1986-1990) in New York City April 12-23, 1991.

Released in United States April 1986 (Shown at Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (British Film Institute: Five Years of New Cinema, 1986-1990) in New York City April 12-23, 1991.)

Released in United States May 8, 1987 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 8, 1987.)

Released in United States Fall September 14, 1988

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