About Fortunes of War
- Released on October 11, 1987
- 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.
Full Cast of Fortunes of War
Emma Thompson
plays Harriet Pringle (7 episodes)
Kenneth Branagh
plays Guy Pringle (7 episodes)
Rupert Graves
plays Simon Boulderstone (7 episodes)
Ronald Pickup
plays Prince Yakimov (7 episodes)
Charles Kay
plays Dobson (7 episodes)
Robert Stephens
plays Bill Castlebar (7 episodes)
Alan Bennett
plays Lord Pinkrose (7 episodes)
Caroline Langrishe
plays Bella Niculescu (7 episodes)
Mark Drewry
plays Dubedat (7 episodes)
James Villiers
plays Inchcape (7 episodes)
Greg Hicks
plays Aidan Pratt (7 episodes)
Esmond Knight
plays Liversage (7 episodes)
Ciaran Madden
plays Angela Hooper (7 episodes)
Richard Clifford
plays Lawson (7 episodes)
Elena Secota
plays Sophie Oresanu (7 episodes)
Christopher Strauli
plays Toby Lush (7 episodes)
Barry Jackson
plays McCann (1 episode)
Crew of Fortunes of War
Directing
Costume & Make-Up
Editing
Production
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