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The Long Day Closes

1993·1h 25m·PG
DramaBiography
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
4,492 votes
Metascore
85
Metacritic

A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.

The Long Day Closes is a 1993 drama biography movie directed by Terence Davies, starring Nicholas Lamont, Leigh McCormack, Anthony Watson. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 4,492 votes and runs 1h 25m.

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Director
Terence Davies
Stars
Nicholas Lamont
Leigh McCormack
Anthony Watson
Marjorie Yates
Creators
Terence Davies
Details
1993-05-28
85 min
Movie
PG
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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