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67% Critic Match
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
“From the producer of “Chariots of Fire” and the director of “Coal Miner's Daughter” comes a light-hearted look at first love”
6.7 / 10• 1982• 1h 17m•PG• English
ComedyRomanceTV Movie
Storyline
Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.
Cast & Crew
John Albasiny
Alan Duckworth
Lead
Abigail Cruttenden
Ann Lawton
MD
Maurice Dee
Geoffrey Whitaker
Alison Steadman
Miss Land
MB
Mark Brailsford
Abbo
CK
Christopher Karallis
Shaz
Frances Ruffelle
Eunice
Robert Urquhart
Headmaster
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Apted's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
