Waterland is a 1992 British mystery drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starring Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke and John Heard. It is based on Graham Swift's 1983 novel of the same name.
The film follows the story of an anguished English-born Pittsburgh high school teacher (Irons) in 1974 going through a reassessment of his life. His method is to narrate his life to his class and interweave three generations of his family's history.
Jeremy Irons – Tom Crick
Sinéad Cusack – Mary Crick
Ethan Hawke – Matthew Price
John Heard - Lewis Scott
Grant Warnock - Young Tom
Lena Headey – Young Mary
Pete Postlethwaite – Henry Crick
Cara Buono – Judy Dobson
David Morrissey – Dick Crick
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Maggie Ruth
