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A Merry War

Summary: Gordon Comstock quits his job at an advertising agency in order to write poetry, only to find that poets, like everyone else, need money.

Release Date: August 28, 1998

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: Robert Bierman

Writers: George Orwell

Runtime: 1 h 41 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Arts Council of England, BBC Films, Bonaparte Films, Overseas FilmGroup, Sentinel Films, UBA

Distributor: DVD International, First Look International

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 301,360

Box office:

Domestic:$301.4KWorldwide:$301.4K

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39% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

6% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White88.89%Asian5.56%Jewish5.56%

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