American Friends (1991)
Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.
Director: Tristram Powell
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Michael Palin as Rev. Francis Ashby |
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Trini Alvarado as Elinor Hartley |
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Connie Booth as Caroline Hartley |
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Alfred Molina as Oliver Syme |
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Bryan Pringle as Haskell |
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Jonathan Firth as Cable |
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Susan Denaker as Mrs. Cantrell |
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David Calder as Pollitt |
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Robert Eddison as Rushden - The President |
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Simon Jones as Anderson |
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Fred Pearson as Hapgood |
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Ian Dunn as Gowers |
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Charles McKeown as Maynard |
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Roger Lloyd Pack as Dr. Butler |
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John Nettleton as Groves |
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Alun Armstrong as Dr. Weeks |
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Sheila Reid as Mrs. Weeks |
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Charles Simon as Canon Harper |
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Arthur Howard as Voe |
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Wensley Pithey as Cave |
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Jimmy Jewel as Ashby Senior |
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Jo Stone-Fewings as Undergraduate 'King Lear' |
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Markus Gehrig as Swiss Guide |
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Edward Rawle-Hicks as John Weeks |
| Writing | Tristram Powell | Writer |
| Directing | Tristram Powell | Director |
| Production | Steve Abbott | Producer |
| Writing | Michael Palin | Writer |
| Production | Patrick Cassavetti | Producer |
| Directing | Penny Eyles | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | George Akers | Editor |
| Camera | Philip Bonham-Carter | Director of Photography |
| Production | Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Ringwood | Costume Design |
| Art | Andrew McAlpine | Production Design |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Linda Bruce | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Sandor Von Orosz | Production Manager |
| Art | Chris Townsend | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graham Churchyard | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Mark Milsome | Clapper Loader |
| Crew | Philip Bonham-Carter | Cinematography |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Music |
