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Akenfield

7.619741h 38mMovieDrama

As a young man, Tom, prepares to leave the Suffolk village of his birth, voices and experiences from his family's past crowd in on his mind, weaving a poetic tapestry of the love of home and the longing to get away from it.

DirectorPeter Hall
WriterRonald Blythe
ProducersRex Pyke·Peter Hall

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Cast · Directed by Peter Hall

SB
Stanley Baxter
Blacksmith
RB
Ronald Blythe
The Vicar
EB
Ethel Branton
Mrs. Quantrill
LB
Lyn Brooks
Charlotte Rouse
GS
Garrow Shand
Tom Rouse
PC
Peggy Cole
Dulcie Rouse
BT
Barbara Tilney
Jean Quantrill
IP
Ida Page
Aunt Ida
TD
Ted Dedman
Ted
MD
Mollie Dedman
Mollie
CC
Charlie Cornish
Charlie
CW
Charlie Whiting
Charlie

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Akenfield — streaming FAQ

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Akenfield is streaming on BFI Player in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

Is Akenfield on Netflix?

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