The Round Tower (1998): Cast
The Round Tower is a 1998 film directed by Alan Grint, starring Emilia Fox as Vanessa Ratcliffe, Jan Harvey and Ben Miles. It runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
- Runtime
- 2h 30m (150 min)
- Director
- Alan Grint
- Original language
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English - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Round Tower About?
The premise of The Round Tower without spoilers.
Mid‑1950s England follows the wealthy Ratcliffe family, focused on the elder daughter’s marriage. Seventeen‑year‑old Vanessa, feeling alone, becomes pregnant after a night with a trapped family friend and refuses to name the father. Angus Cotton, who denies it and quits, learns Vanessa has fled to Newcastle skid‑row and proposes marriage, she accepts.
The Round Tower Themes & Keywords
· 6 tags- tv mini series
- unwed mother
- feel good romance
- post war
- pregnancy
- based on novel
The Round Tower Cast & Characters
Emilia Fox leads the cast as Vanessa Ratcliffe, with Jan Harvey as Jane Ratcliffe and Ben Miles as Angus Cotton. Directed by Alan Grint; 7 actors are credited in all.
- Director Alan Grint
- Emilia Fox as Vanessa Ratcliffe
- Jan Harvey as Jane Ratcliffe
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Ben Miles as Angus Cotton - Jill Halfpenny as Rosie Cotton
Also Starring in The Round Tower
· 3 more- Denis Lawson Arthur Brett
- Trevor Fox Fred Singleton
- David Shelley Brian Braintree
More from Alan Grint
More films directed by Alan Grint: The Man in the Brown Suit and The Secret Garden.
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The Round Tower FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Director
Runtime, director, cast and post-credit scenes of The Round Tower, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Round Tower?
The Round Tower runs 2 hours 30 minutes (150 minutes).
Who directed The Round Tower?
The Round Tower was directed by Alan Grint.
More films by Alan Grint Who is in the cast of The Round Tower?
The Round Tower stars Emilia Fox as Vanessa Ratcliffe, Jan Harvey as Jane Ratcliffe and Ben Miles as Angus Cotton, among 7 credited actors.
Does The Round Tower have a post-credit scene?
No. The Round Tower has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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