Fortunes of War (1987)
Fortunes of War (1987)
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Plot.
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 & Crew.

Emma Thompson
Harriet Pringle

Kenneth Branagh
Guy Pringle

Rupert Graves
Simon Boulderstone

Ronald Pickup
Prince Yakimov

Charles Kay
Dobson

Robert Stephens
Bill Castlebar

Harry Burton
Sasha Drucker

Ronald Fraser

Alan Bennett
Lord Pinkrose

Vernon Dobtcheff

Caroline Langrishe
Bella Niculescu

Mark Drewry
Dubedat

James Villiers
Inchcape

Greg Hicks
Aidan Pratt

Esmond Knight
Liversage

Ciaran Madden
Angela Hooper
Media.




Details.
Release DateOctober 11, 1987
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes7
Running Time1h
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
based on novel or book
world war ii
bucharest
lecturer
1940s
resistance
spy
activist
anti-fascist
Miniseries
Wiki.
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. Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson met filming the TV series and married in real life. Other cast members included Ronald Pickup, Robert Stephens, Alan Bennett, Philip Madoc and Rupert Graves.
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