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Dear Frankie Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

Dear Frankie

Release Date: Friday, March 4, 2005

Director: Shona Auerbach

Starring: Emily Mortimer Gerard Butler Sharon Small Jack McElhone Mary Riggans

R Drama 1 hr, 42 m

  • 5 / 5.0
57% 43%

Plot – What's the story about?

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Plot
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks the ship's progress around the globe, he discovers that it is due to dock in his hometown. With the real HMS Accra arriving in only a fortnight, Lizzie must choose between telling Frankie the truth or finding the perfect stranger to play Frankie's father for just one day.
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Who stars in Dear Frankie – Cast List

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Who is making Dear Frankie – Crew List

The film's writer Andrea Gibb last penned Swallows and Amazons.

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Production – What we know about the Dear Frankie

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Parent Rating
R Restricted for language
Runtime
1 hr, 42 m
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Language
English
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Dear Frankie Release Date: When was the film released?

Dear Frankie was released in on Friday, March 4 , 2005. There were seven other movies released on the same date, including The Pacifier, The Jacket and Be Cool.

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  • Added the soundtrack release date of March 8, 2005

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