The Young Poisoner's Handbook
“Meet Graham. He's not your ordinary teenager.”
1995•1h 39m•6.7•Released
ComedyCrimeDrama
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.
Director
Benjamin Ross
Languages
English
Studio
Eurimages
Cast
Hugh O'Conor
Graham Young
Antony Sher
Dr. Ernest Zeigler
Ruth Sheen
Molly
Roger Lloyd Pack
Fred
Charlotte Coleman
Winnie
Paul Stacey
Dennis
John Thomson
Nathan
Jack Deam
Mick
Charlie Creed-Miles
Berridge
Robert Demeger
Mr. Dexter
Tobias Arnold
Young Graham
Norman Caro
Mr. Goez
Dorothea Alexander
Mrs. Goez
Samantha Edmonds
Sue
Peter Pacey
Dickie Boone
Production
Company
Eurimages
Company
British Screen Productions
Company
Kinowelt
Company
Mass Productions
Company
Pandora Cinema
Company
Haut et Court
Producer
Sam Taylor
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