The Thirteenth Tale
- Released on
- Runtime
- 90 mins
Biographer Margaret Lea travels to the isolated rural mansion of the famous writer Vida Winter, who asks her to write her biography. Although initially she is reluctant, as Vida is known for constantly distorting the facts of her life, Margaret soon becomes fascinated with the story of a dark childhood, a disturbing tale that leads her to finally confront the traumas of her own past.
Biographer Margaret Lea travels to the isolated rural mansion of the famous writer Vida Winter, who asks her to write her biography. Although initially she is reluctant, as Vida is known for constantly distorting the facts of her life, Margaret soon becomes fascinated with the story of a dark childhood, a disturbing tale that leads her to finally confront the traumas of her own past.
Cast
- Vanessa Redgrave
- Olivia Colman
- Robert Pugh
- Alexandra Roach
- Steven Mackintosh
- Tom Goodman-Hill
- Sophie Turner
- Antonia Clarke
- Michael Jibson
- Emily Beecham
- Janet Amsden
- Adam Long
- Madeleine Power
- Alice Barlow
- Isabel Barlow
- Jacqueline Davis
- Lizzie Hopley
- Martin Wimbush
- Gordon Winter
Director
- James Kent
Producers
- Norma Heyman
- David Heyman
Screenwriter
- Christopher Hampton