1919 (film)

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1919
Directed by Hugh Brody
Written byHugh Brody
Michael Ignatieff
Produced byNita Amy
Starring Paul Scofield
CinematographyIvan Strasburg
Edited by David Gladwell
Music byBrian Gascoigne
Distributed by British Film Institute [1]
Release date
  • February 1985 (1985-02)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

1919 is a 1985 British drama film directed by Hugh Brody and written by Michael Ignatieff together with Brody. [2] It stars Paul Scofield. [3] It was entered into the 35th Berlin International Film Festival. [4] The film's title is often stylized numerically as 1919 while the film itself bears the title Nineteen Nineteen.

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