The Raggedy Rawney

The Raggedy Rawney

103 mins | Sept. 20, 1988

During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.

The Raggedy Rawney

103 mins | Sept. 20, 1988

The Raggedy Rawney
During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. The young man, now very emotionally distraught, dresses in women's clothes and eventually joins a passing gypsy caravan, who think him a young girl... as well as a kind of seer, or 'rawney'. In time, however, he regains some composure and becomes attracted to one of the gypsy girls, which only leads to problems within the gypsy band, especially when the wounded commanding officer finds him.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title The Raggedy Rawney
Directors Bob Hoskins
Writers Nicole de Wilde, Bob Hoskins

Cast

Bob Hoskins

as Darky

Zoë Nathenson

as Jessie

Zoë Wanamaker

as Elle

Timmy Lang

as Simon

Ian McNeice

as The Farmer

Gawn Grainger

as The Officer

Jim Carter

as The Soldier

Ian Dury

as Weazel

J.G. Devlin

as Jake

Veronica Clifford

as The Farmer's Wife

Jane Wood

as Vie

Jenny Platt

as Little Girl

Jane Badurova

as Farmer's Daughter

Perry Fenwick

as Victor

Dave Hill

as Lamb

Steve Fletcher

as Clancy

Graham Fletcher-Cook

as Stanwich

Alan Talbot

as Wag

Melissa Wilkes

as Lilly

John Tams

as Blakey

Jana Robenková

as Gracie

Jana Šedová

as Flo

Sammy Pasha

as Siddy Spunker

Josef Žluťák Hrubý

as Sid the Reject

Olga Jungová

as Rose