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Walter (1982)

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Summary: A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. (imdb)

AKA: Loving Walter

Genre: Drama

Country: UK

Directed By: Stephen Frears

Written By: David Cook

Starring: Keith Allen, Ian McKellen, Jim Broadbent, Barbara Jefford, David Ryall, Arthur Whybrow, Tony Melody, Linda Polan

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na	pofodb	60	T₅
na	imdb	82	T₁₀
na	gleeb	78	T₈
na	paulofilmo	67	T₅
Efficient in the way that it plows through each stage of Walter's adult life as brutally as possible. Quite exceptional as a TV movie, with Ian McKellen proving himself a well-rounded actor after mostly Shakespearean productions. I caught the 70 minute version, but IMDb suggests the DVD version is 128 minutes long(?) Presumably most have seen the TV version; I suggest taking a look if it's on. Check out the sequal: Walter and June. It is my preferred film of the two. The DVD may contain both.
na	TheDiceman	75	T₁₀
Excellent, Sir Ian is amazing in this drama.