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FilmMovie ReviewsSet Fire to the Stars — 2014

Set Fire to the Stars

2014

1h 37m

Biography/Drama

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Cast

Elijah Wood (John Malcolm Brinnin)Celyn Jones (Dylan Thomas)Kelly Reilly (Caitlin)Steven Mackintosh (Jack)Andrew Bicknell (Loomis)Kate Drew (Janet)Adam Gillen (Harvey)Nicola Duffett (Lady Lye)Steve Speirs (Mickey)Ken Drury (Doctor)Maimie McCoy (Rosie)Richard Brake (Mr Unlucky)Polly Hemingway (Ms Missy 1)Sue Maund (Ms Missy 2)Shirley Henderson (Shirley)Kevin Eldon (Stanley)Weston Gavin (Yale Provost)

Director

Andy Goddard

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Synopsis

An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell-raising hero, Dylan Thomas.

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