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Feature film — 1995

The Young Poisoner's Handbook (1995)

6.71h 39mComedy — Crime — Drama

Graham Young is a teenage misfit living in suburban London in the 1960s. He hates his stepmother but loves chemistry, and the two impulses unite in a wicked plot to slowly poison her. After she dies, he's found guilty and sent to a psychiatric hospital, where an idealistic doctor thinks he can be cured.

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A high-signal pick with 56 votes.

Eurimages / British Screen Productions / Kinowelt Filmproduktion / Mass Productions / Pandora Cinema / Haut et Court

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Director: Benjamin Ross

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Cast & crew

Hugh O'Conor as Graham Young

Hugh O'Conor

Graham Young

Antony Sher as Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Antony Sher

Dr. Ernest Zeigler

Ruth Sheen as Molly

Ruth Sheen

Molly

Roger Lloyd Pack as Fred

Roger Lloyd Pack

Fred

Charlotte Coleman as Winnie

Charlotte Coleman

Winnie

Paul Stacey as Dennis

Paul Stacey

Dennis

John Thomson as Nathan

John Thomson

Nathan

Jack Deam as Mick

Jack Deam

Mick

Charlie Creed-Miles as Berridge

Charlie Creed-Miles

Berridge

Robert Demeger as Mr. Dexter

Robert Demeger

Mr. Dexter

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Tobias Arnold

Young Graham

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Norman Caro

Mr. Goez

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