“A mostly true story”
The Lady in the Van
6.4
806 votes·2015
·1h 44m
·MovieComedyDrama
Overview
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget6.9x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
vanlondon, englandbased on novel or bookenglandhomelessnessbiographybased on true storyalter egopoverty
Cast
Maggie Smith
Miss Shepherd
Alex Jennings
Alan Bennett
Frances de la Tour
Ursula Vaughan Williams
Gwen Taylor
Mam
Dominic Cooper
Theatre Actor
James Corden
Street Trader
Roger Allam
Rufus
Samuel Anderson
Jehovah's Witness
Dermot Crowley
Priest
Jim Broadbent
Underwood
Stephen Campbell Moore
Doctor
Eleanor Matsuura
American Journalist
Sacha Dhawan
Doctor Malik
Samuel Barnett
Donald
Deborah Findlay
Pauline
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