A Merry War
Summary: Gordon Comstock quits his job at an advertising agency in order to write poetry, only to find that poets, like everyone else, need money.
Runtime: 1 h 41 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: Arts Council of England, BBC Films, Bonaparte Films, Overseas FilmGroup, Sentinel Films, UBA
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Domestic: $ 301,360
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