The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Based On the book by Mary Ann Shaffer

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is a 2018 historical romantic drama film directed by Mike Newell and written by Kevin Hood, Don Roos and Tom Bezucha, based on the 2008 novel by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The film stars Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Katherine Parkinson, Matthew Goode, Tom Courtenay and Penelope Wilton. Set in 1946, the plot follows a London-based writer who exchanges letters with a resident on the island of Guernsey, which had been under German occupation during World War II. A co-production between the United Kingdom, United States, and France, the film was distributed and financed by StudioCanal and produced by Blueprint Pictures and the Mazur/Kaplan Company. In 2010, development began on a film adaptation based on Shaffer's novel.

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Release date:

April 20, 2018

Director:

Mike Newell

Cast:

Lily James, Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew Goode, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell

Genre:

Historical, Romance, Drama

Country:

France, United Kingdom

Language:

English

Year page:

2018 in adaptations