CinemaOSMovie · 1987 · 1h 32m · R
Wish You Were Here

Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.

64%(78)IMDbComedyDramaRomance

In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex.

Directed byDavid Leland

Play
Status
Released
Runtime
1h 32m
Language
EN
Released
July 24, 1987
Studios
Working TitleFilm Four InternationalZenith Entertainment

Watch the

Trailers & teasers

1 video
Wish You Were Here (1987) Original Trailer [FHD]

Wish You Were Here (1987) Original Trailer [FHD]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Emily Lloyd

Emily Lloyd

Lynda Mansell

Tom Bell

Tom Bell

Eric

Jesse Birdsall

Jesse Birdsall

Dave

Clare Clifford

Clare Clifford

Mrs. Parfitt

Sheila Kelley

Sheila Kelley

Joan Figgis

Trudi Cavanagh

Tap Dancing Lady

Barbara Durkin

Valerie

Geoffrey Hutchings

Geoffrey Hutchings

Hubert Mansell

Charlotte Barker

Gillian

Chloe Leland

Margaret

Creative team
Directed by
David Leland
David Leland
Written by
David Leland
David Leland
Produced by
Sarah Radclyffe

Keep watching

More like this

All the President's Men7.7

All the President's Men

1976 · Film

Cool Hand Luke7.7

Cool Hand Luke

1967 · Film

Quisling: The Final Days5.6

Quisling: The Final Days

2024 · Film

Chimes at Midnight7.2

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · Film

M*A*S*H6.9

M*A*S*H

1970 · Film

All Saints6.2

All Saints

2017 · Film

Samson

Samson

Film

Manhattan7.7

Manhattan

1979 · Film

Gandhi Park

Gandhi Park

2008 · Film

Djamin Setia Selamanya7.0

Djamin Setia Selamanya

2026 · Film

Saving Private Ryan8.2

Saving Private Ryan

1998 · Film

Cool Runnings7.0

Cool Runnings

1993 · Film

A Man for All Seasons7.3

A Man for All Seasons

1966 · Film

Shanghai Express7.0

Shanghai Express

1932 · Film

The Disappearance of Cari Farver5.3

The Disappearance of Cari Farver

2022 · Film

Any Mother's Son5.8

Any Mother's Son

1997 · Film

Birdman of Alcatraz7.5

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962 · Film

Cinderella Man7.6

Cinderella Man

2005 · Film

The Murderers Are Among Us6.8

The Murderers Are Among Us

1946 · Film

Four Weddings and a Funeral6.8

Four Weddings and a Funeral

1994 · Film

Picked for you

Recommended movies

How I Live Now6.6

How I Live Now

2013 · Film

Cyrus5.9

Cyrus

2010 · Film

Real Women Have Curves6.1

Real Women Have Curves

2002 · Film

Palindromes6.2

Palindromes

2005 · Film

Delirious6.3

Delirious

2007 · Film

Breezy6.8

Breezy

1973 · Film

Submarine7.4

Submarine

2011 · Film

Room at the Top6.9

Room at the Top

1958 · Film

Love Me Love Me6.1

Love Me Love Me

2026 · Film

Just Before I Go6.4

Just Before I Go

2015 · Film

Beautiful Disaster6.6

Beautiful Disaster

2023 · Film

Bridget Jones's Diary6.7

Bridget Jones's Diary

2001 · Film

Love & Sex6.2

Love & Sex

2000 · Film

Summer of '426.7

Summer of '42

1971 · Film

Chéri6.1

Chéri

2009 · Film

Waitress6.7

Waitress

2007 · Film

Ashes in the Snow6.4

Ashes in the Snow

2018 · Film

On Chesil Beach6.1

On Chesil Beach

2018 · Film

Fire with Fire6.2

Fire with Fire

1986 · Film

Maria's Lovers6.0

Maria's Lovers

1984 · Film