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Set Fire to the Stars
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Set Fire to the Stars

Nov 7, 2014
1h 37m
★ 5.6

Never Meet Your Heroes

Overview

An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.

Genres

Drama
History

Production Companies

Mad as Birds
Masnomis

Set Fire to the Stars Trailers

Cast

Elijah Wood

John M. Brinnin

Elijah Wood

Celyn Jones

Dylan Thomas

Celyn Jones

Kelly Reilly

Caitlin

Kelly Reilly

Steven Mackintosh

Jack

Steven Mackintosh

Shirley Henderson

Shirley

Shirley Henderson

Kevin Eldon

Stanley

Kevin Eldon

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

Adam Gillen

Adam Gillen

Nicola Duffett

Nicola Duffett

Steve Speirs

Steve Speirs

Ken Drury

Ken Drury

Maimie McCoy

Maimie McCoy

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