The Edge of Love

Jun 20, 2008

1h 50m

★ 6.2

The only thing more dangerous than war... is love.

Overview

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

Genres

Drama

History

Romance

Production Companies

BBC Film

Capitol Films

Prescience Film Fund

Hindsight Media

Rainy Day Films

Wales Creative IP Fund

Sarah Radclyffe Productions

The Edge of Love Trailers

Cast

Vera Phillips

Keira Knightley

Caitlin MacNamara

Sienna Miller

Dylan Thomas

Matthew Rhys

William Killick

Cillian Murphy

Ruth Williams

Lisa Stansfield

Lt Col David Talbot Rice

Richard Dillane

Anita Shenkin

Anne Lambton

Anthony Devas

Alastair Mackenzie

Nicolette

Camilla Rutherford

Alistair Graham

Richard Clifford

Mr. Justice Singleton

Paul Brooke

Partisan

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