42 Up (1998)
Director
Michael Apted
Main cast
Bruce Balden; Jacqueline Bassett; Symon Basterfield; Andrew Brackfield; John Brisby
Genres
Documentary, Foreign
Description
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
Michael Apted
Main cast
Bruce Balden; Jacqueline Bassett; Symon Basterfield; Andrew Brackfield; John Brisby
Genres
Documentary, Foreign
Description
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
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