Based upon Paul Gallico's delicate novel, Patrick Garland's Golden Globe winning The Snow Goose is a stark and hauntingly beautiful drama set amongst the striking scenery of the Essex salt marshes during the early years of WWII. A bearded Richard Harris leads the modest cast with his sensitive portrayal of tormented soul Philip Rhayader, a lonely misshapen man shunned by society but with a great love of life; Harris isnt overly bitter of his treatment and expresses his compassion through his paintings and love of the waterfowl that surround him. Harris is ably supported by the waiflike Jenny Agutter as Frith, who radiates the requisite amount of youthful innocence and naivety, and won a best supporting actress Emmy Award for her performance.
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Jenny Agutter
Fritha
Richard Harris
Philip Rhayadar
Graham Crowden
Recruiting Officer
Freda Bamford
Postmistress
Noel Johnson
Naval Captain
William Marlowe
Sailor
Ludmilla Nova
Jane
Declan Mulholland
Poacher
Keith Smith
Poacher
Julian Somers
Jim
Jack Woolgar
Captain of Pinnace
Alvar Liddell
Newsreader
Gary Watson
Narrator (voice)
