1 h 35 min | Comedy | Romance | War

IMDB 7.9 / 10 (671 votes)

A Foreign Field (1993)

A Foreign Field | United Kingdom

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.

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Description

Director

Charles Sturridge

Writers

Roy Clarke

Stars

Alec Guinness
Amos

Leo McKern
Cyril

Edward Herrmann
Ralph

John Randolph
Waldo

Geraldine Chaplin
Beverley

Lauren Bacall
Lisa

Dorothy Grumbar
Matron

Jeanne Moreau
Angelique

Michelle Gheleyns-Hue
Shopkeeper

Cateline Alteirac
Sales Assistant

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Keywords

prostitute, world war ii, mental illness, hotel, d-day, normandy, war veteran, dead soldier, old flame, son-in-law, hen pecked husband

Production

British Broadcasting Corporation, Fingertip Film

Actor

Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Edward Herrmann, John Randolph, Geraldine Chaplin, Lauren Bacall, Dorothy Grumbar, Jeanne Moreau, Michelle Gheleyns-Hue, Cateline Alteirac

Creators

John Bloom (Editor), Geoffrey Burgon (Music), John Hayward (Sound Mixer), Richard Greatrex (Director of Photography), Simon Holland (Production Design), Simon Kaye (Sound Recordist), Nic Ede (Costume Designer), Tricia Cameron (Hairdresser), Charles Sturridge (Director), Angela Allen (Script Supervisor), Laurent Herbiet (Location Manager), Adam Somner (Second Assistant Director), David Tringham (First Assistant Director), Roy Clarke (Screenplay), Martyn Auty (Producer), Richard Broke (Executive Producer), Howard Lanning (Sound Editor), Dominic Masters (Art Direction), John Higgins (Gaffer), Allen J. Polley (Property Master), Marc Guidetti (Location Manager), Roger Bonnici (Focus Puller), Aileen Seaton (Makeup Designer), Jim Alloway (Camera Operator), Steve Lanning (Producer), Pat Garrett (Grip), David Sutton (Boom Operator), Loretta Ordewer (Production Manager), Marilyse Morgan (Production Coordinator), Philippe Chaussende (Production Manager), Andreas Meszaros (Third Assistant Director), Terry Mellis (Production Accountant), Christopher Cameron (Production Executive), Victoria Ford (Production Assistant)

Release dates

12.09.1993 (GB)
10.09.1993 (CA)

A Foreign Field (1993)

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