Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
David HareComposer:
George FentonCast:
Judi Dench, Frederic Forrest, E.G. Marshall, Josef Sommer, Wallace Shawn, Roger Rees, Clarke Peters, Bob Sherman, Harry Fielder, Manning Redwood (more)Plots(1)
Judi Dench portrays Barbara Dean, a loan officer at a British bank in Saigon ending off the romantic advances of a prejudiced co-worker (Roger Rees), and an American Embassy employee (Wallace Shawn), she meets and falls in love with a CIA operative (Frederic Forrest) trying to convince his disbelieving superiors (Josef Sommers and E.G. Marshall) of the imminent invasion by the Vietcong. As the conflict looms, they fight against overwhelming odds to help their South Vietnamese friends and allies escape the impending crisis. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Judi Dench
UK
Best movies:
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Frederic Forrest
USA
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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Falling Down (1993)
The Rose (1979)
E.G. Marshall
USA
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Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Christmas Vacation (1989)
Josef Sommer
German Empire
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Sophie's Choice (1982) - narrator
Wallace Shawn
USA
Best movies:
Toy Story (1995)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
Roger Rees
UK
Best movies:
The Prestige (2006)
A Performance of Macbeth (1979) (TV movie)
Frida (2002)
Clarke Peters
USA
Best movies:
The Corner (2000) (series)
K-Pax (2001)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Bob Sherman
USA
Best movies:
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Holocaust (1978) (series)
Mobile Police Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
Harry Fielder
UK
Best movies:
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Elephant Man (1980)
Manning Redwood
USA
Best movies:
The Shining (1980)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Edge of Darkness (1985) (series)
Thomasine Heiner
USA
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Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
French Kiss (1995)
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Deborah Eisenberg
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