Title |
Fortunes of war. The complete mini-series. |
Publisher/Date |
[Kew, Vic.] : Umbrella Entertainment [distributor], c2011. |
Pagination etc. |
3 DVD-videos (402 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
Contants note |
Catalogued from container. |
ViaVision Entertainment : VVE2232. |
Based on the novel series Fortunes of War, made up of the Balkan Trilogy and Levant Trilogy by Olivia Manning. |
Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1987. |
Special features: Alan Plater documentary ; TV appearances by Ron Pickup, James Cellan Jones, Alan PLater, Emma Thompsons ; Guests discuss the programme on an edition of Did You See?. |
Contents note |
The Balkans, September 1939 -- Romania, January 1940 -- Romania, June 1940 -- Greece, October 1940 -- Egypt, April 1941 -- Egypt, September 1942 -- The Middle East, January 1943. |
Creation Note |
Directed by James Cellan Jones ; screenplay by Alan Plater ; produced by Betty Willingale. |
Performer note |
Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Ronald Pickup, Rupert Graves. |
Summary Note |
Mini-series that chronicles the lives of an English couple who live in Bucharest when WWII breaks out. |
Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
Subject |
Manning, Olivia -- Television adaptations |
Marriage -- Drama |
Television series -- Great Britain |
Television programs, British |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
Anti-fascist movements -- Drama |
Balkan Peninsula -- Drama |
Greece -- Drama |
Egypt -- Drama |
Middle East -- Drama |
Bucharest (Romania) -- Drama |
Movie |
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