Book Vs. Movie: 84 Charing Cross Road
The 1970 Book Vs. the 1987 Film
“84, Charing Cross Road” began as a slim epistolary book by American author Helene Hanff, first published in 1970. The book documents a warm, real-life correspondence between Hanff, an avid reader in New York City, and the antiquarian bookshop Marks & Co. staff at 84 Charing Cross Road in London. It was later adapted into a 1987 film directed by David Hugh Jones and starring Anne Bancroft as Helene Hanff and Anthony Hopkins as Frank Doel, her primary correspondent at the bookshop.
Which did the Margos prefer? Listen to find out!
In this ep, the Margos discuss:
- The story behind the 1970 memoir
- The differences between the book & 1987 film
- The Movie Cast: Anne Bancroft (Helene Hanff,) Anthony Hopkins (Frank Doel,) Judi Dench (Nora Doel,) Maurice Deanham (George Martin,) Mercedes Ruehl (Kay,) Daniel Gerroll (Brain,) Wendy Morgan (Megan Wells,) and Ian McNiece (Bill Humphries.).
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Clips used:
- “Frank almost meets Helene at the bookshop.”
- 84 Charing Cross Road (1987 trailer)
- “Frank writes to Helene”
- “Frank and Helene talk to the camera.”
- Music by George Fenton
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