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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."

Cast

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Emma Thompson

as Harriet Pringle

11181

Kenneth Branagh

as Guy Pringle

11278

Rupert Graves

as Simon Boulderstone

32556

Ronald Pickup

as Prince Yakimov

138413

Charles Kay

as Dobson

41957

Robert Stephens

as Bill Castlebar

51881

Ronald Fraser

as

55477

Alan Bennett

as Lord Pinkrose

649

Vernon Dobtcheff

as

37437

Caroline Langrishe

as Bella Niculescu

1213666

Mark Drewry

as Dubedat

39066

James Villiers

as Inchcape

183151

Greg Hicks

as Aidan Pratt

56875

Esmond Knight

as Liversage

183147

Ciaran Madden

as Angela Hooper

186389

Richard Clifford

as Lawson

2636139

Elena Secota

as Sophie Oresanu

157886

Christopher Strauli

as Toby Lush

Crew

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Tariq Anwar

Editor

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Terry Elms

Sound Recordist

1400462

Christine Rawlins

Costume Designer

3140573

Richard Holmes

Original Music Composer

1988054

Elizabeth Rowell

Makeup Designer

2097878

Marion McDougall

Production Manager

1220127

Betty Willingale

Producer

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David Feig

Director of Photography

3140562

Olivia Manning

Novel

126454

Alan Plater

Screenplay

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Suzan Harrison

Script Editor