---
title: 'Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Terence Davies'
released: '1988-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 85
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/distant-voices-still-lives-1988'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095037/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

1988 · PG-13 · 85 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Distant Voices, Still Lives is a 1988 British period drama film written and directed by Terence Davies. It evokes working-class family life in Liverpool during the 1940s and early 1950s, paying particular attention to the role of popular music, Hollywood cinema, light entertainment and the public house within this tight-knit community.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Terence Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-davies)
- **Screenplay:** [Terence Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-davies)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Terence Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-davies)
- **Producer:** [Jennifer Howarth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-howarth)
- **Director of Photography:** [Patrick Duval](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-duval), [William Diver](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-diver)

## Cast

- [Dean Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-williams) as Tony
- [Pete Postlethwaite](https://cinepixo.com/people/pete-postlethwaite) as father
- [Freda Dowie](https://cinepixo.com/people/freda-dowie)
- [Jean Boht](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-boht)
- [Lorraine Ashbourne](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorraine-ashbourne) as Maisie
- [Angela Walsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/angela-walsh) as Eileen

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