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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.
84, Charing Cross Road is a 1970 book by Helene Hanff. It is epistolary memoir comprised of the twenty-year correspondence between the author and Frank Doel, chief buyer of Marks & Co antiquarian booksellers, located at the eponymous address in London, England.
Feb 13, 1987 · 84 Charing Cross Road: Directed by David Hugh Jones. With Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, Judi Dench, Jean De Baer. True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Bancroft leads a lonely life in a New York apartment. Hopkins occupies a silent marriage in a London bedroom suburb. After many years, Hopkins dies and then Bancroft finally goes to London and visits the now-empty bookstore. Sigh.
Jan 1, 1970 · 84, Charing Cross Road. Helene Hanff. 4.16. 84,726 ratings13,592 reviews. This charming classic, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London.
Oct 1, 1990 · A heartwarming love story about people who love books for readers who love books. This funny, poignant, classic love story unfolds through a series of letters between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London at 84, Charing Cross Road.
- Helene Hanff
New York City bibliophile Helene Hanff (Anne Bancroft) writes to the London bookshop Marks & Co in search of some titles she has not been able to turn up locally.
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- Drama
- PG
