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Afternoon Off

Release Year
1979
Runtime
1h 3m
Genres
Drama
Romance
TV Movie
Directed By
Stephen Frears
Afternoon Off

Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her.

Cast & Crew

Cast

Henry Man

Lee

Benjamin Whitrow

Father

Angela Morant

Mother

Pasquale Perrino

Maitre d'

Philip Jackson

Bernard

Harold Innocent

Marjory

Stan Richards

Man in Art Gallery

Harry Markham

Harry

Jackie Shinn

Jackie

Peter Butterworth

Mr Bywaters

Joan Scott

Manageress of Shoe Shop

Angela Curran

Shirley

Crew

Stephen Frears

Director

Charles Stewart

Director of Photography

Andrew Page

Editor

Frank Nerini

Production Design

Stephen Frears

Producer

Alan Bennett

Writer

George Fenton

Music

Margaret Palphramand

Makeup Artist

May Tapley

Costume Designer

Chris Sharp

Graphic Designer

Tony Wharmby

Executive Producer

Diana Parry

Casting

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