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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
2008 6.8 (401 votes) 1h 32m
Genres
Drama Comedy Romance
Production Companies
Focus Features
Kudos
Shine Pictures
Twins Financing
Keylight Productions

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Every woman will have her day.

Overview

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.

Key Crew

Director: Bharat Nalluri

Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy, David Magee

Producer: Stephen Garrett, Nellie Bellflower

Director of Photography: John de Borman

Top Cast

Frances McDormand
Frances McDormand

Guinevere Pettigrew

Amy Adams
Amy Adams

Delysia LaFosse

Lee Pace
Lee Pace

Michael Pardew

Ciarán Hinds
Ciarán Hinds

Joe Blomfield

Shirley Henderson
Shirley Henderson

Edythe Dubarry

Mark Strong
Mark Strong

Nick Caldarelli

Tom Payne
Tom Payne

Phil Goldman

Christina Cole
Christina Cole

Charlotte Warren

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