Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII.
Acting
Lily James carries grief with a quivering smile.
Production
Guernsey locations make you want to move immediately.
Writing
Letters feel genuinely penned, not narrated.
Director
Mike Newell
Lily James
Juliet Ashton
Jessica Brown Findlay
Elizabeth McKenna
Matthew Goode
Sidney Stark
Michiel Huisman
Dawsey Adams
Katherine Parkinson
Isola Pribby
Glen Powell
Mark Reynolds
Tom Courtenay
Eben Ramsey
Kit Connor
Eli Ramsey
Penelope Wilton
Amelia Maugery
Bronagh Gallagher
Charlotte Stimple
Bernice Stegers
Mrs. Burns
Clive Merrison
Mr. Gilbert
Nicolo Pasetti
Christian Hellmann
Florence Keen
Kit McKenna
Andy Gathergood
Eddie Meares
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The novel was written entirely as letters between two authors who never met in person—fitting for a story about connection across distance.
The real Guernsey occupation saw 1,000 children evacuated; many, like Kit, never saw their parents again.
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I’m I the only one obsessed with British “period” movies?!.. that’s all I keep watching.. the only thing that catches my attention..
@Kay-tl5hd 676
When I read the title, I think to myself: "Hmm, that sounds like a stupid title." Then the British guy says the title and I think (with a British accent): "Well that sounds rather elegant! 🤔". 😂🤣
@gr8esthandleever 2566
“Have courage and be kind.”
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