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Another Country

- Convention outraged. A class abandoned. A country betrayed.

In Moscow in 1983, an American journalist interviews Guy Bennett, who recalls his last year at public school, fifty years before, and how it contributed to him becoming a spy.

Release Date : 1984-06-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : GoldcrestNational Film Finance Corporation (NFFC)Film4 Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rupert Everett

Character Name : Guy Bennett

Original Name : Rupert Everett

Gender : Male

Colin Firth

Character Name : Tommy Judd

Original Name : Colin Firth

Gender : Male

Michael Jenn

Character Name : Barclay

Original Name : Michael Jenn

Gender : Male

Robert Addie

Character Name : Delahay

Original Name : Robert Addie

Gender : Male

Rupert Wainwright

Character Name : Donald Devenish

Original Name : Rupert Wainwright

Gender : Male

Cary Elwes

Character Name : James Harcourt

Original Name : Cary Elwes

Gender : Male

Tristan Oliver

Character Name : Fowler

Original Name : Tristan Oliver

Gender : Male

Anna Massey

Character Name : Imogen Bennett

Original Name : Anna Massey

Gender : Female

Philip Dupuy

Character Name : Martineau

Original Name : Philip Dupuy

Gender : Male

Guy Henry

Character Name : Head Boy

Original Name : Guy Henry

Gender : Male

Adrian Ross Magenty

Character Name : Wharton

Original Name : Adrian Ross Magenty

Gender : Male

Geoffrey Bateman

Character Name : Yevgeni

Original Name : Geoffrey Bateman

Gender : Male

Frederick Alexander

Character Name : Menzies

Original Name : Frederick Alexander

Gender : Male

Jeffry Wickham

Character Name : Arthur

Original Name : Jeffry Wickham

Gender : Male

Gideon Boulting

Character Name : Trafford

Original Name : Gideon Boulting

Gender : Male

Llewellyn Rees

Character Name : Senior Chaplain

Original Name : Llewellyn Rees

Gender : Male

Ivor Roberts

Character Name : Chief Judge

Original Name : Ivor Roberts

Gender : Male

Crispin Redman

Character Name : Prefect

Original Name : Crispin Redman

Gender : Male

Nicholas Rowe

Character Name : Spungin

Original Name : Nicholas Rowe

Gender : Male

Betsy Brantley

Character Name : Julie Schofield

Original Name : Betsy Brantley

Gender : Female

Kathleen St John

Character Name : Ivy

Original Name : Kathleen St John

Gender : Female

Martin Wenner

Character Name : Batsman 1

Original Name : Martin Wenner

Gender : Male

Christopher Milburn

Character Name : Batsman 2

Original Name : Christopher Milburn

Gender : Male

Tristram Jellinek

Character Name : Nicholson

Original Name : Tristram Jellinek

Gender : Male

Tristram Wymark

Character Name : Henderson

Original Name : Tristram Wymark

Gender : Male

Ralph Perry-Robinson

Character Name : Robbins

Original Name : Ralph Perry-Robinson

Gender : Male

Arthur Howard

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Arthur Howard

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-08

Told by way of a interview retrospective, this is a tale of disillusionment and political naivety amongst the English upper classes in the 1930s. Guy Bennett (Rupert Everett) was a student at Cambridge University - openly gay to his fellow students - on the periphery of the social and political norms of the day. His friend Tommy Judd (Colin Firth) and he bonded largely out of a desire for non-conformity, not because they believed in the same ideals; Firth a fervent Marxist, Everett ambitious - perhaps because of his sexuality - to reach the top of the hierarchical structure at the school. He falls in love, however - with the younger James Harcourt (Cary Elwes) and all the blind-eyes that had previously been turned to his behaviour were turned full beam and his behaviour, and to some extent that of Judd are challenged to breaking point. Julian Mitchell's play has been self-adapted to demonstrate just how insidious the educational establishment could be for those who did not play the game; and how empowering it could be for the ultra-conformist bullies (in this film deftly portrayed by Tristan Oliver as Fowler) and it is little wonder these academic institutions became an intellectual petrie dish for those recruiting future espionage assets. The film looks gorgeous - though filmed in Oxford - with a gently complementary score from Michael Storey.