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Fortunes of War (1987)

Fortunes of War

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6h 47m

October 11th, 1987

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Synopsis

Fortunes of War is a 1987 BBC television adaptation of Olivia Manning's cycle of novels Fortunes of War. It stars Kenneth Branagh as Guy Pringle, lecturer in English Literature in Bucharest during the early part of the Second World War, and Emma Thompson as his wife Harriet. Other cast members included Ronald Pickup, Robert Stephens, Alan Bennett, Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves. The series stays relatively faithful to the original novels, with no notable departures from their plot.

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Cast

Emma Thompson
Harriet Pringle
Kenneth Branagh
Guy Pringle
Charles Kay
Dobson
Mark Drewry
Dubedat
Ronald Pickup
Prince Yakimov
Alan Bennett
Lord Pinkrose
Harry Burton
Sasha Drucker
Rupert Graves
Simon Boulderstone
James Villiers
Inchcape
Robert Stephens
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Directors

James Cellan Jones
(7 episodes, 1987)
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Producers

Richard Cox
associate producer
(7 episodes, 1987)
Betty Willingale
producer
(7 episodes, 1987)
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Writers

Olivia Manning
(novels) (7 episodes, 1987)
Alan Plater
screenplay
(7 episodes, 1987)
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Keywords

resistance
based on novel
male female relationship
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 4th, 1988 (Belgium)
August 23rd, 1989 (Germany)
September 21st, 1991 (Japan) (video premiere)
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Alternative Titles

Fortunes of War (original title)
Fortunes of War (Germany)
戦火燃ゆる時 (Japan)
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Locations

Alexandria, Egypt
Athens, Greece
Cairo, Egypt
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Running Times

407 min (7 parts)

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

WGBH
GBH
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania)
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Distribution Companies

Umbrella Entertainment (Australia) (VOD)
Umbrella Entertainment (Australia)
Pony Canyon (Japan)
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