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Forty years of change. One enduring love.

Ethel & Ernest

7.52016 · 1h 34m · EN

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This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

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Cast

Jim Broadbent

Ernest Briggs (voice)

Brenda Blethyn

Ethel Briggs (voice)

Luke Treadaway

Raymond Briggs (voice)

Roger Allam

Middle Aged Doctor (voice)

Virginia McKenna

Lady of the House (voice)

Peter Wight

Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

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Director: Roger Mainwood
Status: Released
Audience votes: 133

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