The Edge of Love

The Edge of Love

110 mins | Drama, Romance, History | June 20, 2008

When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.

The Edge of Love

110 mins | Drama, Romance, History | June 20, 2008

The Edge of Love
When the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his flirtatious wife Caitlin sweep into war-torn London, the last thing they expect is to bump into Dylan's childhood sweetheart Vera. Despite her joy at seeing Dylan after so many years, Vera is swept off her feet by a dashing officer, William Killick, and finds herself torn between the open adoration of her new found beau and the wily charms of the exotic Welshman.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers BBC Films, Capitol Films, Prescience Film Fund, Wales Creative IP Fund, Rainy Day Films, Sarah Radclyffe Productions Limited, Hindsight Media
Original title The Edge of Love
Directors Caroline O'Reilly, John Maybury
Writers Sharman Macdonald

Cast

Keira Knightley

as Vera Phillips

Sienna Miller

as Caitlin MacNamara

Matthew Rhys

as Dylan Thomas

Cillian Murphy

as William Killick

Lisa Stansfield

as Ruth Williams

Richard Dillane

as Lt Col David Talbot Rice

Anne Lambton

as Anita Shenkin

Alastair Mackenzie

as Anthony Devas

Camilla Rutherford

as Nicolette

Richard Clifford

as Alistair Graham

Paul Brooke

as Mr. Justice Singleton /

Simon Kassianides

as Partisan

Jonny Phillips

as John Eldridge

Suggs

as Al Bowlly

Karl Johnson

as Dai Fred