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The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society

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Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.

April 19, 2018 · Directed by Mike Newell

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Cast & crew

Lily James
Juliet Ashton
Jessica Brown Findlay
Elizabeth McKenna
Matthew Goode
Sidney Stark
Michiel Huisman
Dawsey Adams
Katherine Parkinson
Isola Pribby
Glen Powell
Mark Reynolds
Tom Courtenay
Eben Ramsey
Kit Connor
Eli Ramsey
Penelope Wilton
Amelia Maugery
Bronagh Gallagher
Charlotte Stimple
Bernice Stegers
Mrs. Burns
Clive Merrison
Mr. Gilbert

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