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Shirley Valentine

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Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Produced by Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by Willy Russell Based on the play by Willy Russell
With: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Alison Steadman, Joanna Lumley, Sylvia Syms, Bernard Hill, and George Costigan
Cinematography: Alan Hume
Editing: Lesley Walker
Music: Willy Russell
Runtime: 108 min
Release Date: 30 August 1989
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color
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#89at30 #ShirleyValentine ('89) ★★★ Pauline Collins shines, despite the dreaded direct-address technique, as a middle-aged housewife who rediscovers herself in Lewis Gilbert (Alfie) and Willy Russell (Educating Rita) second play adaptation about working-class Brits.