Fortunes of War
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.
Year: 1987
Genre: Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: BBC One
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Cast: Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh, Rupert Graves, Ronald Pickup, Charles Kay, Robert Stephens
Crew: Alan Plater (Screenplay), Tariq Anwar (Editor), David Feig (Director of Photography), Christine Rawlins (Costume Designer), Olivia Manning (Novel), Terry Elms (Sound Recordist)
First Air Date: Oct 11, 1987
Last Air date: Nov 22, 1987
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 7 Episode
Runtime: 60 minutes
IMDb: 6.40/10 by 11.00 users
Popularity: 8.472
Language: English
Keyword : spy, based on novel or book, resistance, world war ii, bucharest, romania, lecturer, 1940s, activist, anti-fascism
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