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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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- verified Status: Ended
- person By: Unknown
- calendar_month Release Date: 1987-10-11
- update Lastly Aired: 1987-11-22
- video_camera_front Companies GBH, BBC
- list_alt Seasons & Episodes: 1 Seasons, 7 Episodes
- timer Episode Runtime: 60 Mins/Episode
- star Rating: 6.4 / 10
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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
Ronald Fraser
Alan Bennett
Lord Pinkrose
Vernon Dobtcheff
Caroline Langrishe
Bella Niculescu
Mark Drewry
Dubedat
James Villiers
Inchcape
Greg Hicks
Aidan Pratt
Esmond Knight
Liversage
Ciaran Madden
Angela Hooper
Richard Clifford
Lawson
Elena Secota
Sophie Oresanu
Christopher Strauli
Toby Lush
groups Crew
Tariq Anwar
Editor
Terry Elms
Sound Recordist
Christine Rawlins
Costume Designer
Richard Holmes
Original Music Composer
Elizabeth Rowell
Makeup Designer
Marion McDougall
Production Manager
Betty Willingale
Producer
David Feig
Director of Photography
Olivia Manning
Novel
Alan Plater
Screenplay
Suzan Harrison
Script Editor
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