Amy (1984 film)

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Amy
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Genre Drama
Written byRoger Milner
Directed byNat Crosby
Starring Harriet Walter
Clive Francis
George A. Cooper
Composer Dudley Simpson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Innes Lloyd
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin
Running time95 minutes
Production companyCompact TV
Original release
Network BBC One
Release2 January 1984 (1984-01-02)

Amy is a 1984 British television drama film directed by Nat Crosby and starring Harriet Walter, Clive Francis and George A. Cooper. [1] It portrays the life of the pioneering British pilot Amy Johnson in the years leading up to her disappearance in 1941.

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References

  1. BFI Film and Television Yearbook 1984

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