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Where Angels Fear to Tread

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Where Angels Fear to Tread

Only one thing could come between Lilia and her Italian lover… her in-laws.

6.5

1h 48m

1991

“Only one thing could come between Lilia and her Italian lover… her in-laws.”

Synopsis

An English widow goes to Italy, falls in love with a dentist's son and marries him, against her straitlaced family's wishes.

Director

Charles Sturridge

Trailer

DramaRomance

based on novel or bookwidowmarriagetuscany, italyfamily disapproval1900scautionaryantagonisticauthoritariancondescendingdefiant

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Cast & Crew

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

as Philip Herriton

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

as Lilia Herriton

Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter

as Caroline Abbott

Barbara Jefford

Barbara Jefford

as Mrs. Herriton

Judy Davis

Judy Davis

as Harriet Herriton

Thomas Wheatley

Thomas Wheatley

as Mr. Kingcroft

Sophie Kullmann

as Irma

Vass Anderson

Vass Anderson

as Mr. Abbott

Sylvia Barter

Sylvia Barter

as Mrs. Theobald

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