To Olivia

2021, Drama, 1h 34m

26 Reviews Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Burdened with clichés and guilty of glossing over troublesome aspects of its fact-based story, To Olivia can't quite capture the grief it seeks to dramatize. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

In 1962, Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) was an upcoming children's author, his wife, Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes), was a Hollywood movie star. This unlikely pairing retreated to the English countryside to bring up their expanding young family, only for their lives to be turned upside down when their daughter Olivia contracted the measles virus and died. Her death devastated the couple, yet, their shared grief became a source of redemption and strength, Neal going on to win an Oscar and Dahl writing the book which made him a household name.

Cast & Crew

Hugh Bonneville
Roald Dahl
Keeley Hawes
Patricia Neal
Conleth Hill
Marty Ritt
Sam Heughan
Paul Newman
Geoffrey Palmer
Geoffrey Fisher
Michael Jibson
Pete Perkins
Grant Crookes
Mourner
Darcey Ewart
Olivia
Bodhi Marsan
Boy
Bobby O'Neill
Gus Perkins
Isabella Jonsson
Tessa Dahl
Sam Phillips
Young Doctor
Sarah Beckett
Ward Sister
Robbie Jarvis
Ambulance driver
Jane-Charlotte Jones
Senior Ward Sister
John Hay
Director
John Hay
Screenwriter
David Logan
Screenwriter
Donall McCusker
Producer
Nick Quested
Producer
Adrian Politowski
Producer
Martin Metz
Producer
Justin Johnson
Executive Producer
David Kennedy
Executive Producer
Gretchen McGowan
Executive Producer
Adrian Politowski
Executive Producer
Graham Frake
Cinematographer
Colin Goudie
Film Editor
Debbie Wiseman
Original Music
John Hay
Writer
David Logan
Writer

Writer
Debbie Wiseman
Music
Colin Goudie
Film Editor
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