Released:
1987-09-27

Overview:
A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

Director:
Pat O'Connor

Runtime:
1h 36min

Genre:
History, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Colin Firth
  as
  Tom Birkin
• 
  Kenneth Branagh
  as
  James Moon
• 
  Natasha Richardson
  as
  Alice Keach
• 
  Patrick Malahide
  as
  Reverend Keach
• 
  Jim Carter
  as
  Ellerbeck