Memoirs of a Survivor
1981Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic society. D (Julie Christie) is living in a city that's at the point of collapse following a catastrophic nuclear war; lawlessness and violence rule the day, and gangs of brutal youth roam the streets. With the help of her teenage companion Emily (Leonie Mellinger), D tries to make her way, and in order to cope, she often escapes into a fantasy world in which she lives in genteel Victorian surroundings in the 19th century.
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Julie Christie
as 'D'
Christopher Guard
as Gerald
Leonie Mellinger
as Emily Mary Cartwright
Debbie Hutchings
as June
Nigel Hawthorne
as Victorian Father
Pat Keen
as Victorian Mother
Georgina Griffiths
as Victorian Emily
Christopher Tsangarides
as Victorian Son
Mark Dignam
as Newsvendor
Alison Dowling
as Janet White
John Franklyn-Robbins
as Prof White
Rowena Cooper
as Mrs White
Barbara Hicks
as Woman on Wasteground
John Comer
as Man Delivering Emily
Adrienne Byrne
as Maureen
Marion Owen Smith
as Sandra
Tara MacGowran
as Jill
Jeanne Watts
as Neighbour
Pamela Cundell
as Neighbour
Bryan Matheson
as Neighbour
Anne Tirard
as Victorian Nurse
Jeillo Edwards
as Woman at Newstand
Arthur Lovegrove
as Man at Newstand
Mark Farmer
as Gerald's Courtier
John Altman
as Gerald's Courtier
David Squire
as Gerald's Courtier
Dexter Fletcher
as Terry
Lee Macdonald
as Youth