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Cast

Anthony Hopkins
as Frank Doel

Anne Bancroft
as Helene Hanff

Judi Dench
as Nora Doel

Jean De Baer
as Maxine Bellamy

Maurice Denham
as Martin

Eleanor David
as Cecily Farr

Mercedes Ruehl
as Kay

Daniel Gerroll
as Brian

Wendy Morgan
as Megan Wells

Ian McNeice
as Bill Humphries

J. Smith-Cameron
as Ginny

Tom Isbell
as Ed

Anne Dyson
as Mrs. Boulton

Connie Booth
as Lady From Delaware

Ronn Carroll
as Businessman on Plane

Sam Stoneburner
as New York Bookseller

Charles Lewsen
as Print Buyer

Bernie Passeltiner
as Willie, Deli Owner

Michael John McGann
as Maxine's Stage Manager

Gwen Nelson
as Bill's Great Aunt

Roger Ostime
as Stately Home Butler

John Bardon
as Labour Party Canvasser

Betty Low
as Maxine's Mom

James Eckhouse
as Joey the Dentist

David Davenport
as Coronation Party Friend

Max Harvey
as Coronation Party Friend

Rupert Holliday Evans
as Coronation Party Friend

Freda Rogers
as Coronation Party Friend

Marty Glickman
as Baseball Commentator

Tony Todd
as Demolition Workman

Kevin McClarnon
as Cop at Columbia

Janet Dale
as Joan Todd

Zoe Hodges
as Mary Doel at Age 4

Kate Napier Brown
as Mary Doel At Age 21

Rebecca Bradley
as Sheila Doel at Age 12

Barbara Thorn
as Sheila Doel at Age 29

Danielle Burns
as Cecily Farr's Child

Lee Burns
as Cecily Farr's Child

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Critic Reviews for 84 Charing Cross Road

Audience Reviews for 84 Charing Cross Road

• Sep 11, 2010

  If you are really into reading and posting reviews on this site you are probably the kind of person who would like this movie. Anthony Hopkins and Anne Bancroft carry on a long term relationship based entirely using there opinions and reviews of books. Even with this limitation it is still some of the best character development set to screen. Bancroft makes the opening play by sending a letter to Hopkins asking him to sell her good cheap books. Hopkins plays a reserved well educated clerk in a second hand book store in postwar London. Bancroft plays outspoken and fairly brash aspiring writer in New York. Hopkins makes selections and Bancroft keeps ordering more books and comments on his selection. The relationship slowly evolves over twenty years leaving there friendship more important than the book crossing the Atlantic.
  Bill C Super Reviewer
• Jun 21, 2010

  ann bancroft is a american wanting rare british books, anthony hopkins is at a bookstore in london, sending her rare books, they spark up a friendship via letters back and fourth as she builds up a collection of books from him, both are charming, story engageing, and a story all about the what ifs in this world, a gentle sunday afternoon film working well
  scott g Super Reviewer
• May 12, 2008

  A nice Sunday afternoon film. Nice to see Hopkins in something before he became a big star (when he still tried to act!). No-one does repressed Englishman better than him and this character ranks with his Remains of the Day, Shadowlands, Howards End and Elephant Man characters. Bancroft is great too. It's really a film of two halves. If they ever remake it they they use two directors; one to shoot the London section and the other to shoot the NY section. Would be an interesting experiment.
  

  David S Super Reviewer
• Dec 17, 2007

  lovely intelligent film with two outstanding performances.
  jay n Super Reviewer

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