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1983

(04/26/1983)

History, War, Drama

0h 55m

NA

User Score

Overview

Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.

1983

NA

User Score

(04/26/1983)

History, War, Drama

0h 55m

Overview

Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.

Cast

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Dr. Samuel Johnson

Malcolm Terris

Malcolm Terris

Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.

Angus MacKay

Angus MacKay

Second M.P.

Terence Rigby

Terence Rigby

William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

James Grout

James Grout

William Strahan

Julia McCarthy

Julia McCarthy

Mrs. Williams

John Bird

John Bird

Lord North

Matthew Scurfield

Matthew Scurfield

Mr. Dyson M.P.

Ben Aris

Ben Aris

Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.

Norman Rodway

Norman Rodway

Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.

David Timson

David Timson

Man in Coffee House

John Owens

John Owens

The Speaker

Shaun Wallace

Shaun Wallace

Serving Boy

Derek Ware

Derek Ware

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