Film

Among Giants

1998 · 1h 33m · Comedy · Romance

Some Heights Can Only Be Reached By The Heart

IMDb

5.9

Rotten Tomatoes

64%

A manager hires Ray, off the books, to paint all the power towers in a 15-mile stretch of high-tension wires outside Sheffield. Ray's crew of men are friends, especially Ray with Steve, a young Romeo. Into the mix comes Gerry, an Australian with a spirit of adventure and mountain climbing skills. She wants a job, and against the others' advice, who don't want a woman on the job, Ray hires her. Then she and Ray fall in love. He asks her to marry him, gives her a ring. Steve's jealous; Ray's ex-wife complains that he spends on Gerry, not his own kids, and she predicts that Gerry won't stay around. Plus, there's pressure to finish the job fast. Economics, romance, and wanderlust spark the end.

Pete Postlethwaite

Ray

Rachel Griffiths

Gerry

James Thornton

Steve

Andy Serkis

Bob

Lennie James

Shovel

Rob Jarvis

Weasel

Alan Williams

Frank

Steve Huison

Derek

Sharon Bower

Lyn

Emma Cunniffe

Barmaid

David Webber

Billy

• Sam MillerDirector
• Simon BeaufoyScreenplay
• Stephen GarrettProducer
• Colin PonsProducer
• Jana EdelbaumExecutive Producer
• Jane BarclayExecutive Producer
• Sharon Harel-CohenExecutive Producer
• David M. ThompsonExecutive Producer
• Witold StokDirector of Photography
• Tim AtackOriginal Music Composer

Release date

June 24, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

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