The Land Girls
| The Land Girls | |
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| Directed by | David Leland |
| Written by | Keith Dewhurst David Leland |
| Based on | Land Girls by Angela Huth |
| Produced by | Ruth Jackson Simon Relph Andrew Warren |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Henry Braham |
| Edited by | Nick Moore |
| Music by | Brian Lock |
Production companies | Intermedia Films Channel Four Films Greenpoint Films West Eleven Films Caméra One/Arena Films Canal+ Sofineurope |
| Distributed by | FilmFour Distributors (United Kingdom) Pyramide Distribution (France) |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £6 million |
| Box office | $3.2 million |
The Land Girls is a 1998 film directed by David Leland and starring Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh and Ann Bell. The film is a British/French co-production based on the 1995 novel Land Girls by Angela Huth.
The title refers to the real-life British women who were called upon to assist rural Englanders when men left their farms to fight in the First and Second World Wars.