Fortunes of War

Fortunes of War

6.4
19871 Season
Fortunes of War

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

GBH
BBC

Additional Information

Original Name:Fortunes of War
Status:Ended
First Air Date:1987-10-11
Last Air Date:1987-11-22
Number of Episodes7
Duration:60 min
Original Language:EN

Seasons

Miniseries

Miniseries

7 Episodes

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