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This movie inspired many marriage break-ups according to Dame Julie Walters (Rita). While receiving the Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Film at the Moet British Independent Film Awards in 2013, Walters said: "I get people who come up to me and say 'I left my husband because of you, because of that film', or 'I got an education'. So many."

Sir Michael Caine's favorite movie of his own, and the performance of which he's the most proud.

Sir Michael Caine was extremely impressed with Dame Julie Walters' performance because, even though Walters had never acted in a movie before, he thought she was a born natural.

Sir Michael Caine has said that knew he wouldn't win the Academy Award for Best Actor as soon as he saw that he was seated away from the front row at the ceremony. He was still given a standing ovation afterward anyway.

Theatrical movie debut of Dame Julie Walters (Rita).

Willy Russell: As one of the wedding guests, posing for the group photograph outside the church.