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Synopsis. A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what to do with him. A sequel to this film, titled "Walter and June", was released in 1983 and set 19 years later in time. In the United States, these two are sometimes bundled together under ...
Walter is a British television drama directed by Stephen Frears and starring Ian McKellen, Barbara Jefford, Tony Melody, David Ryall, Keith Allen, Paula Tilbrook, and Jim Broadbent. It was first broadcast on the launch night of Channel 4 on 2 November 1982. Based on a 1978 novel of the same name by David Cook, it was the first ever Film on Four.
A mentally handicapped man, Walter, is taken to live in a long-stay mental hospital after the death of his mother. Stephen Frears won international acclaim with My Beautiful Laundrette (1986), but it was Walter (tx. 2/11/1982) shown on Channel Four 's opening night, which made his name at home. Walter is both a celebration of individual spirit ...
Pierino colpisce ancora. Pierino colpisce ancora è un film italiano del 1982 diretto da Marino Girolami con protagonista Alvaro Vitali . È il secondo film della serie su Pierino, seguito di Pierino contro tutti. A questo film seguì, nel 1990, Pierino torna a scuola .
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Walter (Ian McKellen) is a kind-hearted man who is mentally challenged. Walter's parents are remote and insensitive to him; his mother is constantly saying things that are cutting, and his father pays more attention to his pigeons than his son. Walter, however, loves the pigeons since they're only living beings in his life who are not hurtful.
Walter, a harrowing drama in which Ian McKellen portrayed a mentally handicapped adult, provoked about 50 calls to the new station, a large number for even the most controversial programme. Channel 4 insisted that about 30 percent of these were praising the programme. The Independent Broadcasting Authority, however, also reported more than a ...
