Mr. Turner

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Mr. Turner

2014

2h 30m

6.5(598 votes)

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Drama

Overview

Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Timothy Spall

JMW Turner

Dorothy Atkinson

Hannah Danby

Marion Bailey

Sophia Booth

Paul Jesson

William Turner Snr

Lesley Manville

Mary Somerville

Martin Savage

Benjamin Robert Haydon

Ruth Sheen

Sarah Danby

David Horovitch

Dr Price

Karl Johnson

Mr. Booth

Peter Wight

Joseph Gillot

Creative team

Directed by: Mike Leigh
Written by: Mike Leigh
Produced by: Georgina Lowe

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