Liam / BBC Films presents a Liam Film production in co-operation with Road Movies and in association with Mida, Diaphana, BIM, WDR/Arte and ARD/Degeto Film ; producers, Colin McKeown, Martin Tempia ; writer, Jimmy McGovern ; director, Stephen Frears.

The story of Liam, a seven-year-old boy growing up in Liverpool during the 1930s. As he prepares for his First Communion, young Liam tries to make sense of the complex and unsettled world around him, a world that is about to change forever due to economic, political and social upheaval.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: BBC Films
Liam Film (Firm)
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Mida (Firm)
Diaphana (Firm)
Association relative à la télévision européenne
ARD Degeto Film (Firm)
Studio Home Entertainment (Firm)
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: McKeown, Colin
Tempia, Martin
McGovern, Jimmy
Frears, Stephen
Hart, Ian, 1964-
Hackett, Claire
Reid, Anne
Borrows, Anthony
Burns, Megan
Hart, David
Dunn, A.
Moseley, Hannah
Hetherington, Kristina
Murphy, John, 1965-
Pollard, Kevin
Fineren, Stephen
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: [United States] : Studio Home Entertainment : Distributed by Lions Gate Home Entertainment, [2002], ©2000.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
School children > England > Liverpool > Drama.
Catholics > England > Liverpool > Drama.
Liverpool (England) > History > Drama.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Also issued on VHS.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
The story of Liam, a seven-year-old boy growing up in Liverpool during the 1930s. As he prepares for his First Communion, young Liam tries to make sense of the complex and unsettled world around him, a world that is about to change forever due to economic, political and social upheaval.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ8 D0013341 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Venice Film Festival, 2000: Marcello Mastroianni Award (Megan Burns); OCIC Award (Stephen Frears).
ISBN:1589711491
9781589711495
Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; art director, Hannah Moseley ; editor, Kristina Hetherington ; music composer, John Murphy ; costume designer, Kevin Pollard ; production designer, Stephen Fineren.
System Details:DVD, Dolby stereo.
Cast:
Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anne Reid, Anthony Burrows, Megan Burns, David Hart.
Additional Physical Form:
Also issued on VHS.