spy,based on novel or book,resistance,world war ii,bucharest, romania,lecturer,1940s,activist,anti-fascism

Fortunes of War (1987)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
  • Profile picture of Emma Thompson
    Harriet Pringle Emma Thompson
  • Profile picture of Kenneth Branagh
    Guy Pringle Kenneth Branagh
  • Profile picture of Rupert Graves
    Simon Boulderstone Rupert Graves
  • Profile picture of Ronald Pickup
    Prince Yakimov Ronald Pickup
  • Profile picture of Charles Kay
    Dobson Charles Kay
  • Profile picture of Robert Stephens
    Bill Castlebar Robert Stephens
  • Profile picture of Ronald Fraser
    Ronald Fraser
  • Profile picture of Alan Bennett
    Lord Pinkrose Alan Bennett
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Miniseries

1987

7 episodes

Season 1 of Fortunes of War premiered on October 11, 1987

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Keywords

  • spy
  • based on novel or book
  • resistance
  • world war ii
  • bucharest, romania
  • lecturer
  • 1940s
  • activist
  • anti-fascism