Too Long a Winter
1973, English. Directed by Barry Cockcroft.
Award-winning documentary that follows the solitary existence of Hannah Hauxwell, a farmer who lives all alone in a remote farmhouse without electricity or running water, in the isolated dale of Baldersdale in County Durham. The documentary also follows the return of Brian and Mary Bainbridge to an even more remote farm further up Teesdale after they left several years earlier because the winters had been too severe and they had lost most of their sheep.
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Too Long a Winter runs 45 minutes (0h 45m).
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Too Long a Winter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 January 1973. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Too Long a Winter?
Too Long a Winter (1973) was directed by Barry Cockcroft and stars Hannah Hauxwell.