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Bright Young Things

Summary: An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.

Release Date: October 03, 2003

Genres: Comedy, Drama, War

Director: Stephen Fry

Writers: Stephen Fry

Runtime: 1 h 42 min

MPAA: R

Production: The Film Consortium, UK Film Council, Visionview Production, Doubting Hall Limited

Distributor: New Line Home Video

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Domestic: $ 933,637

International: $ 1,971,862

Box office:

Domestic:$933.6KInternational:$2MWorldwide:$2.9M

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22% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

0% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

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