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Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution
“She left the land of Marks & Spencer and went to the world of Marx and Lenin.”
6.7 / 10• 2007• 1h 42m•NR• English
ComedyDramaHistory
Storyline
Based on a true story, Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the tale of a family from Bingley in Yorkshire, who defect to East Germany. Here they find a nightmare of rationing, censorship and the most spied upon people in history rather than the Marxist utopia they were expecting. But if they thought getting in was difficult wait until they try to get out.
Cast & Crew
Catherine Tate
Dorothy Ratcliffe
Lead
Iain Glen
Frank Ratcliffe
Katharina Thalbach
Anna
Heike Makatsch
Frau Unger
AS
Alexander Scheer
Willi
Jessica Barden
Mary Ratcliffe
Brittany Ashworth
Alex Ratcliffe
Nigel Betts
Uncle Philip
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bille Eltringham's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Mrs. Ratcliffe's Revolution is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
