Ethel & Ernest

Oct 15, 2016

1h 34m

★ 7.5

Forty years of change. One enduring love.

Overview

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

Genres

Animation

Drama

War

History

Production Companies

Lupus Films

Cloth Cat

BFI

BBC

Melusine Productions

The Little Film Company

Ethel & Ernest Trailers

Cast

Ernest Briggs (voice)

Jim Broadbent

Ethel Briggs (voice)

Brenda Blethyn

Raymond Briggs (voice)

Luke Treadaway

Middle Aged Doctor (voice)

Roger Allam

Lady of the House (voice)

Virginia McKenna

Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)

Peter Wight

Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)

Pam Ferris

Alf (voice)

Simon Day

Raymond Briggs (voice)

Raymond Briggs

Ernest's Step Mother (voice)

June Brown

Young Raymond (voice)

Harry Collett

Midwife / Aunty Flo (voice)

Gillian Hanna

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