Fortunes of War
First aired on Oct 11, 1987
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Genres: Drama
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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Emma Thompson | Harriet Pringle
Kenneth Branagh | Guy Pringle
Rupert Graves | Simon Boulderstone
Ronald Pickup | Prince Yakimov
Charles Kay | Dobson
Robert Stephens | Bill Castlebar
Featured Crew
Alan Plater | Screenplay
Tariq Anwar | Editor
David Feig | Director of Photography
Christine Rawlins | Costume Designer
Olivia Manning | Novel
Terry Elms | Sound Recordist
