---
title: 'Shirley Valentine (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Gilbert'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shirley-valentine-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098319/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shirley Valentine (1989)

1989 · R · 108 min · Comedy, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Shirley Valentine is a 1989 English romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay by Willy Russell is based on his 1986 one-character play of the same title, which follows middle-aged Shirley Valentine in an unexpected discovery of herself and the rekindling of her childhood dreams and youthful love of life.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-gilbert)
- **Producer:** [Lewis Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-gilbert)
- **Screenplay:** [Willy Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-russell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marvin Hamlisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/marvin-hamlisch)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alan Hume](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-hume)
- **Editor:** [Lesley Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/lesley-walker)

## Cast

- [Julia McKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/julia-mckenzie)
- [Pauline Collins](https://cinepixo.com/people/pauline-collins)
- [Marc Zuber](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-zuber)
- [Sylvia Syms](https://cinepixo.com/people/sylvia-syms)
- [Alison Steadman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alison-steadman)
- [Tom Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-conti)
- [Joanna Lumley](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-lumley)
- [Bernard Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-hill)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/shirley-valentine-1989
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1404361); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.
