Set Fire to the Stars

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Set Fire to the Stars

"Never Meet Your Heroes"

2014

1h 37m

5.6(32 votes)

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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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10 featured cast members

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Elijah Wood

John M. Brinnin

Celyn Jones

Dylan Thomas

Kelly Reilly

Caitlin

Steven Mackintosh

Jack

Shirley Henderson

Shirley

Kevin Eldon

Stanley

Andrew Bicknell

Adam Gillen

Nicola Duffett

Steve Speirs

Creative team

Directed by: Andy Goddard
Written by: Celyn Jones
Andy Goddard
Produced by: AJ Riach
Andy Evans

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