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Ethel & Ernest(2016)
Status: Released
Date: 2016-10-15
74%
118 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
Forty years of change. One enduring love.
Overview:
This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Cloth Cat
Movie: Ethel & Ernest
Top 10 Billed Cast
Jim Broadbent
Ernest Briggs (voice)
Brenda Blethyn
Ethel Briggs (voice)
Luke Treadaway
Raymond Briggs (voice)
Roger Allam
Middle Aged Doctor (voice)
Virginia McKenna
Lady of the House (voice)
Peter Wight
Detective Sergeant Burnley (voice)
Pam Ferris
Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
Simon Day
Alf (voice)
Raymond Briggs
Raymond Briggs (voice)
June Brown
Ernest's Step Mother (voice)
Video Trailer Ethel & Ernest
Video: Ethel & Ernest - Trailer
Ethel & Ernest - Trailer
BBC Breakfast featurette on Ethel and Ernest
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Ethel & Ernest - Trailer - Trailer
BBC Breakfast featurette on Ethel and Ernest - Featurette
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