Principal cast
Richard E. Grant, Paul McGann, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown and Michael Elphick
Film 380 of 498 on the Screen Path
Withnail & I
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About the film
Withnail & I at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1987 film at stop 380 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
Key craft credits
Peter Hannan (director of photography), Alan Strachan (editor), David Dundas (original music composer), Rick Wentworth (original music composer) and Michael Pickwoad (production design)
- Director
- Bruce Robinson
- Release
- 1987-06-19
- Runtime
- 108 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy and Drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Full cast
- Richard E. GrantCharacter: Withnail
- Paul McGannCharacter: ...& I
- Richard GriffithsCharacter: Monty
- Ralph BrownCharacter: Danny
- Michael ElphickCharacter: Jake
- Daragh O'MalleyCharacter: Irishman
- Michael WardleCharacter: Isaac Parkin
- Una Brandon-JonesCharacter: Mrs. Parkin
- Noel JohnsonCharacter: General
- Irene SutcliffeCharacter: Waitress
- Llewellyn ReesCharacter: Tea Shop Proprietor
- Robert OatesCharacter: Policeman 1
Full crew
Full crew
- Bruce RobinsonCredits: Director, Stunt Double, Writer
- David DundasCredits: Original Music Composer
- Rick WentworthCredits: Original Music Composer
- John RobertsCredits: Painter
- Alan PaleyCredits: Sound Editor
- Peter HannanCredits: Director of Photography
- Andrea GalerCredits: Costume Design
- Denis O'BrienCredits: Executive Producer
- George HarrisonCredits: Executive Producer
- Peter FramptonCredits: Makeup Artist
- Henry HarrisCredits: Art Direction
- Paul M. HellerCredits: Producer
- Michael PickwoadCredits: Production Design
- Alan StrachanCredits: Editor
- Lawrence KirsteinCredits: Associate Producer
- Kathy SykesCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Matthew BinnsCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Peter KohnCredits: First Assistant Director
- Mary SelwayCredits: Casting
- David WimburyCredits: Co-Producer
- Sue LoveCredits: Hairdresser
- Alan ChestersCredits: Carpenter
- Trevor RutherfordCredits: Boom Operator
- Martin GutteridgeCredits: Special Effects Supervisor
- Clive WinterCredits: Sound Mixer
- Perry EvansCredits: Electrician
- Paul HeasmanCredits: Stunt Double
- Bert GadsdenCredits: Property Master
- Sally JonesCredits: Script Supervisor
- Joanna CamplingCredits: Unit Publicist
- Don MatonCredits: Electrician
- Murray CloseCredits: Still Photographer
- Brian SullivanCredits: Electrician
- Tony TrompCredits: Assistant Editor
- Valerie CraigCredits: Production Coordinator
- Jeremy StrachanCredits: Assistant Editor
- Reg ParsonsCredits: Gaffer
- Ian FosterCredits: Clapper Loader
- Bob MullenCredits: Assistant Editor
- Anne SopelCredits: Assistant Editor
- Bob SmithCredits: Camera Operator
- Shaun Wyldeck-EstradaCredits: Wardrobe Master
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