Back Home (1989)
1h 43m
Running Time
July 23, 1989Release Date
Plot.
During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From the family she hardly remembers to snobby classmates and rule-filled boarding schools, Rusty must adapt to a whole new way of life.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Hayley Mills
Mrs. Peggy Dickinson
Hayley Carr
Virginia "Rusty" Dickinson
Adam Stevenson
Charles "Charlie" Dickinson
Jean Anderson
Grandmother Dickinson
Brenda Bruce
The Honourable Lady Beatrice "Beattie" Langley
Piers Haggard
Director
Rupert Frazer
Mr. Roger Dickinson
Michelle Magorian
Writer
Michael Clark
Uncle Bruno
J. Nigel Pickard
Producer
Mary Ellen Ray
Aunt Hannah
Ilona Sekacz
Composer
Juliette Fleming
Beth
Witold Stok
Cinematographer
Vaughan Sivell
Harry
Sarah Wynter
Mrs. Hatherley
Peter Coulson
Editor
Brenda Kempner
Miss Bullivant
Jill Meager
Miss Collins
Anna Madeley
School Girl
Mac McDonald
Mitch
Victoria Burrows
Casting
Tim Hutchinson
Production Design
Jenny Beavan
Costume Design
Details.
Wiki.
Back Home is a 1989 British-American made-for-television drama film based on Michelle Magorian's novel of the same name. Directed by Piers Haggard, the film starred Hayley Mills, Hayley Carr, Brenda Bruce and Jean Anderson and was broadcast on ITV on 23 July 1989. It was first shown in the United States on the Disney Channel on June 7, 1990.