CinemaOSMovie · 1993 · 1h 29m

A Foreign Field

We shall meet again...

70%(2)IMDbComedyRomanceWarTV Movie

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.

Directed byCharles Sturridge

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
September 10, 1993
Studios
BBCFingertip Film

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BBC's Screen One A Foreign Field DVD Trailer - Roy Clarke, Alec Guinness

BBC's Screen One A Foreign Field DVD Trailer - Roy Clarke, Alec Guinness

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Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

Amos

Leo McKern

Leo McKern

Cyril

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Lisa

John Randolph

John Randolph

Waldo

Jeanne Moreau

Jeanne Moreau

Angelique

Geraldine Chaplin

Geraldine Chaplin

Beverley

Edward Herrmann

Edward Herrmann

Ralph

Dorothy Grumbar

Matron

Michelle Gheleyns-Hue

Shopkeeper

Cateline Alteirac

Sales Assistant

Creative team
Directed by
Charles Sturridge
Charles Sturridge
Written by
Roy Clarke
Roy Clarke
Produced by
Martyn Auty
Steve Lanning

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