Based upon Paul Gallico's delicate novel, Patrick Garland's Golden Globe winning The Snow Goose is a stark and hauntingly beautiful drama set amongst the striking scenery of the Essex salt marshes during the early years of WWII. A bearded Richard Harris leads the modest cast with his sensitive portrayal of tormented soul Philip Rhayader, a lonely misshapen man shunned by society but with a great love of life; Harris isnt overly bitter of his treatment and expresses his compassion through his paintings and love of the waterfowl that surround him. Harris is ably supported by the waiflike Jenny Agutter as Frith, who radiates the requisite amount of youthful innocence and naivety, and won a best supporting actress Emmy Award for her performance.
Jenny Agutter
as Fritha
Richard Harris
as Philip Rhayadar
Graham Crowden
as Recruiting Officer
Freda Bamford
as Postmistress
Noel Johnson
as Naval Captain
William Marlowe
as Sailor
Ludmilla Nova
as Jane
Declan Mulholland
as Poacher
Keith Smith
as Poacher
Julian Somers
as Jim
Jack Woolgar
as Captain of Pinnace
Alvar Liddell
as Newsreader
