84 Charing Cross Road
~A big love affair that began in a little bookstore at 84 Charing Cross Road.
Overview
When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.
Genres
- Drama
- Romance
General Information
Release Date: 1987-02-13
Budget: $0
Revenue: $2538291
Runtime: 100 min
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