The Dawning (1988)
- Directed by
- Robert Knights
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young Anglo-Irish woman in 1920s Ireland becomes entangled with a mysterious man who is hiding from the British forces. The film explores her coming of age against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence.
slow-burntensemelancholicperiodintimatereflectivesubduedatmospheric
What happens
The Dawning is a 1988 British drama film based on Jennifer Johnston's novel, The Old Jest, which depicts the Irish War of Independence through the eyes of the Anglo-Irish landlord class. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Grant, Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, and Rebecca Pidgeon, and was produced by Sarah Lawson, through her company Lawson Productions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
- Pascali's Island (1988)
- Little Dorrit (1988)
- An Affair in Mind (1988)
- Tears in the Rain (1988)
- Ryan's Daughter (1970)
- Blind Justice (1988)
- A World Apart (1988)
- Echoes (1988)
Browse movies and series
press Enter to search by title, your filters still apply · for something by mood, tap Discover
Lists: Korean thrillers worth the evening · Anime films beyond Studio Ghibli · Slow films for a rainy night · Horror that unsettles instead of startling · Series you can finish in a weekend · Nordic crime worth the subtitles · Good films that end in under 90 minutes · Documentaries that play like thrillers
Loading movies…