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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1986 DVD Release: 05/21/2002 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Korean, Spanish, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 40 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Members Wishing: 17 Genres: Romance, Romantic Drama, Biopic [feature]

Helene Hanff's book 84 Charing Cross Road had previously been a TV program and a stage play before it was converted into this 1986 film. The scene is New York, 1949: Anne Bancroft plays a struggling writer and passionate bibliophile, who answers an advertisement from a rare-volumes bookshop at 84 Charing Cross Road in London. Thus begins a two-decade romance by correspondence between Bancroft and Briton Anthony Hopkins, the man in charge of the overseas department of Marks and Company. Though several meetings are arranged, Bancroft and Hopkins never come face to face thanks to mitigating circumstances. But Anne finally makes it to London, and finds that much has changed. 84 Charing Cross Road was produced by Mel Brooks, the husband of star Anne Bancroft. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Anne Bancroft - Helene Hanff
Anthony Hopkins - Frank Doel
Judi Dench - Nora Doel
Jean de Baer - Maxine Bellamy
Maurice Denham - George Martin
Mercedes Ruehl - Kay

David Jones' romantic drama 84 Charing Cross Road comes to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that fails to preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. The closed-captioned English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include trailers for other films. Columbia TriStar could have done more with this title, especially when considering the popularity of Anthony Hopkins. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide