Stuart: A Life Backwards
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Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison.
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Principal cast & crew: 33
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Edited by Pia Di CiaulaShot by Ulf BrantasScored by Rob LaneDesigned by Donal Woods
Also known as
- Wer war Stuart Shorter?de
- Stuart: Una vida al revéses
- Stuart : Une vie à l'enversfr
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Cast & Crew
33 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Alexander Masters
Tom Hardy
as Stuart Shorter
Nicola Duffett
as Judith
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as Stuart Shorter
Claire Louise Cordwell
as Karen
Edna Dore
as Gran
Candis Nergaard
as Sophie
Frank Mills
as Stuart's Granddad
Joanna Maude
as Ruth
Trevor Sellers
as John
Felicity Dean
as Dido
Barbara Barnes
as Wintercomfort Secretary
Supporting cast
12Timothy Carlton
as Judge Howarth
Hugh Armstrong
as Old Drunk
Steve King
as James Gibbons
Marston Bloom
as Drew
Terry Bird
as Police Officer
Dominic Coleman
as Attacking Man
George Anton
as Dangerous Ginger
Shenagh Govan
as Bookish Woman
Laurence Hobbs
as Smithy
Giles Taylor
as Reuben
David Chittenden
as James
Richard Pettyfer
as Head Prison Officer
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1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
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