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The Lady in the Van (2015)

PG-1310/30/2015Comedy, Drama1h 44m

A mostly true story

Overview

The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Maggie Smith

    Miss Shepherd

  2. Cast 1

    Alex Jennings

    Alan Bennett

  3. Cast 1

    Frances de la Tour

    Ursula Vaughan Williams

  4. Cast 1

    Gwen Taylor

    Mam

  5. Cast 1

    Dominic Cooper

    Theatre Actor

  6. Cast 1

    James Corden

    Street Trader

  7. Cast 1

    Roger Allam

    Rufus

  8. Cast 1

    Samuel Anderson

    Jehovah's Witness

  9. Cast 1

    Dermot Crowley

    Priest

> According to her guidance, this is where it should go! Her legend continues. I was talking about Maggie Smith, she's 82 years old and still her performances can compete with younger generation actors. The story was narrated from someone's perspective about the role she played, that's why it's little weakened, otherwise if she was in solo, it would have been an Oscar worthy. Incidentally, that someone was an actual writer, so the film ended up portraying her very well, beside himself. Inspired by the real story of an old lady who lived in a van for the 15 years during the 70s in the Lon...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$6,000,000.00

Revenue $41,387,687.00

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