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A Foreign Field(1993)
Status: Released
Date: 1993-09-10
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Time: 1h 29m
We shall meet again...
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, French.
Countries:
United Kingdom
ProductionCompanies: 
Fingertip Film
Movie: A Foreign Field
Top 10 Billed Cast
Alec Guinness
Amos
Leo McKern
Cyril
Lauren Bacall
Lisa
John Randolph
Waldo
Jeanne Moreau
Angelique
Geraldine Chaplin
Beverley
Edward Herrmann
Ralph
Video Trailer A Foreign Field
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BBC's Screen One A Foreign Field DVD Trailer - Roy Clarke, Alec Guinness - Trailer
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