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The White Bird Passes (1980)

Directed by Michael Radford

· 1h 05m

' I don't want to dust and polish. And I don't want to work on a farm. I want to write poetry, great poetry, as great as Shakespeare.' Those are the words of 16-year-old Janie as she comes to the end of a seven-year stay at an Aberdeenshire orphanage. (BBC Genome)

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Cast

Isobel Black Liza Phyllis Logan Janie (age 16)
V
Vicki Masson Janie (age 9)
I
Irene Sunters
J
Jean Faulds
B
Binkie Darling
R
Rose McBain
J
James Kennedy Eileen McCallum
M
Marjorie Dalziel Ian Stewart
S
Sheila Donald

Crew

Director
Michael Radford
Writer
Michael Radford

Details

Release date
1980-04-20
Runtime
1h 05m
Original language
EN
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
BBC Scotland