Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
March 7, 2008
92 minutes
6.8
DramaComedyRomance

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

London, England, on the eve of World War II. Guinevere Pettigrew, a strict governess who is unable to keep a job, is fired again. Lost in the hostile city, a series of fortunate circumstances lead her to meet Delysia LaFosse, a glamorous and dazzling American jazz singer whose life is a chaos ruled by indecision, a continuous battle between love and fame.

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Cast
Frances McDormand
(Guinevere Pettigrew)
Amy Adams
(Delysia LaFosse)
Lee Pace
(Michael Pardew)
Ciarán Hinds
(Joe Blomfield)
Shirley Henderson
(Edythe Dubarry)
Mark Strong
(Nick Caldarelli)
Tom Payne
(Phil Goldman)
Christina Cole
(Charlotte Warren)
Clare Clifford
(Margery)
Stephanie Cole
(Miss Holt)
Beatie Edney
(Mrs. Brummegan)
Sarah Kants
(Annabel Darlington)
Sally Leonard
(Woman at Train Station)
Katy Murphy
(Miss Holt's Assistant)
Tim Potter
(Nightclub Patron)
Matt Ryan
(Gerry)
Mo Zinal
(Lenny)
David Alexander
(Chestnut Seller)