Vera Drake(2004)
Drama/Crime · 2h 5m · 2/4/2005
Description
London, 1950: Vera Drake lives with her husband Stan and their grown-up children, Sid and Ethel. They are not rich, but they are a happy, close-knit family. Vera cleans houses, Stan is a mechanic in his brother`s garage, Sid works for a tailor and Ethel works in a factory testing lightbulbs. But selfless Vera has a sideline, which she keeps secret from all those around her. Without accepting payment she helps young women to end their unwanted pregnancies.
Status
ReleasedLanguage
EnglishCountries
United Kingdom, FranceProduction Companies
Film Council, studio canal, The Inside Track, Thin Man FilmsBudget
$11,000,000Revenue
$13,267,869Where to Watch
Imelda Staunton
Vera
Richard Graham
George
Eddie Marsan
Reg
Anna Keaveney
Nellie
Alex Kelly
Ethel
Daniel Mays
Sid
Philip Davis
Stan (as Phil Davis)
Lesley Manville
Mrs. Wells
Sally Hawkins
Susan
Simon Chandler
Mr. Wells
Sam Troughton
David
Marion Bailey
Mrs. Fowler
Sandra Voe
Vera's Mother
Chris O'Dowd
Sid's Customer
Adrian Scarborough
Frank
Heather Craney
Joyce
Sinead Matthews
Very Young Woman (as Sinéad Matthews)
Sid Mitchell
Very Young Man
Leo Bill
Ronny
Gerard Monaco
Kenny
Ruth Sheen
Lily
Tilly Vosburgh
Mother of Seven
Alan Williams
Sick Husband
Heather Cameron-McLintock
Child (as Heather Cameron)Billie Cook
Child
Billy Seymour
ChildNina Fry
Dance Hall GirlLauren Holden
Dance Hall Girl
Elizabeth Berrington
Cynical Lady
Emma Amos
Cynical Lady
Fenella Woolgar
Susan's ConfidanteJoanna Griffiths
Peggy
Wendy Nottingham
Ivy
Nicky Henson
Private Doctor
Allan Corduner
PsychiatristAngie Wallis
Nurse Willoughby
Judith Scott
Sister Beech
Vinette Robinson
Jamaican Girl
Rosie Cavaliero
Married Woman
Lesley Sharp
Jessie Barnes
Liz White
Pamela Barnes
Anthony O'Donnell
Mr. WalshLucy Pleasance
Sister CoombesTracy O'Flaherty
Nurse
Peter Wight
Det. Inspector Webster
Martin Savage
Det. Sergeant VickersHelen Coker
WPC Best
Tom Ellis
Police Constable
Robert Putt
Station Sergeant
Craig Conway
Station Constable
Jake Wood
Ruffian
Vincent Franklin
Mr. LewisMichael Gunn
GaolerPaul Jesson
MagistratePaul Raffield
Magistrate's ClerkPhilip Childs
Clerk
Jeffrey Wickham
Prosecution Barrister (as Jeffry Wickham)
Nicholas Jones
Defence BarristerStephan Dunbar
Usher
Angela Curran
PrisonerJane Wood
Prisoner
Eileen Davies
Prison OfficerDaniel Hatkoff
Dancer (uncredited)
David House
Dancer (uncredited)
James Payton
Court Reporter (uncredited)
Georgie Smith
Dancer (uncredited)Sarah Strachan
Ballroom Dancer (uncredited)
John Warman
Policeman in Court (uncredited)
Mike Leigh
DirectorMike Leigh
Writer
Dick Pope
Cinematograpy
Jim Clark
EditorVera Drake (DVD, Keep Case (Std.))
3/29/2005
Vera Drake (DVD)
