84 Charing Cross Road (film)

84 Charing Cross Road
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Directed by	David Jones
Written by	Hugh Whitemore
Based on	84 Charing Cross Road by James Roose-Evans adapted from the book by Helene Hanff
Produced by	Mel Brooks Geoffrey Helman
Starring	Anne Bancroft Anthony Hopkins Judi Dench Mercedes Ruehl Jean De Baer
Cinematography	Brian West
Edited by	Chris Wimble
Music by	George Fenton
Production company	Brooksfilms
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	February 13, 1987 (1987-02-13) (United States)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Box office	$2,538,291

84 Charing Cross Road is a 1987 British-American drama film directed by David Jones, and starring Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Mercedes Ruehl, and Jean De Baer. It is produced by Bancroft's husband, Mel Brooks. The screenplay by Hugh Whitemore is based on a play by James Roose-Evans, which itself is an adaptation of the 1970 epistolary memoir of the same name by Helene Hanff — a compilation of letters between Hanff and Frank Doel dating from 1949 to 1968. Several characters who are not in the play were added for the film, including Hanff's Manhattan friends and Doel's wife Nora.

The film garnered mainly positive reviews from critics, as well as receiving numerous industry awards and nominations. Bancroft won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Hanff. Additionally, Dench was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, and Whitemore for Best Adapted Screenplay. Dench has said that 84 Charing Cross Road is one of her favourite films in which she has appeared. The film has become something of a cult classic among bibliophiles and epistemophiles.