| Uniform Title |
Fortunes of war (TV mini-series : 1987) |
| Title |
Fortunes of war. The complete mini-series |
| Published |
Australia : Distbiuted by Viavision Entertainment , [2020]. |
| ©1986 |
| Description |
3 DVD-videos (402 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| ViaVision Entertainment : VVE2232. |
| Based on the novel series Fortunes of War, made up of the Balkan Trilogy and Levant Trilogy by Olivia Manning. |
| Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1987. |
| Special features: Alan Plater documentary ; TV appearances by Ron Pickup, James Cellan Jones, Alan PLater, Emma Thompsons ; Guests discuss the programme on an edition of Did You See?. |
| Contents |
The Balkans, September 1939 -- Romania, January 1940 -- Romania, June 1940 -- Greece, October 1940 -- Egypt, April 1941 -- Egypt, September 1942 -- The Middle East, January 1943. |
| Credits |
Directed by James Cellan Jones ; screenplay by Alan Plater ; produced by Betty Willingale. |
| Performers |
Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Ronald Pickup, Rupert Graves. |
| Summary |
Mini-series that chronicles the lives of an English couple who live in Bucharest when WWII breaks out. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Sound 2.0 stereo ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Aspect ratio 4:3. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions: (Descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired). |
| Subjects |
Manning, Olivia -- Television adaptations |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
| Anti-fascist movements -- Drama |
| Marriage -- Drama |
| Television series -- Great Britain |
| Television programs, British |
| Balkan Peninsula -- Drama |
| Bucharest (Romania) -- Drama |
| Greece -- Drama |
| Egypt -- Drama |
| Middle East -- Drama |
| Genre |
War television programs |
| Television mini-series |
| Film adaptations |
| Fiction television programs |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Plater, Alan, 1935-2010 screenwriter. |
| Jones, James Cellan, 1931- director. |
| Willingale, Betty producer. |
| Branagh, Kenneth actor. |
| Thompson, Emma actor. |
| Pickup, Ronald actor. |
| Manning, Olivia. Balkan trilogy Television adaptation of (work) |
| Manning, Olivia. Levant trilogy Television adaptation of (work) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Branagh, Kenneth .
- Jones, James Cellan, 1931- .
- Manning, Olivia. Balkan trilogy .
- Manning, Olivia. Levant trilogy .
- Pickup, Ronald .
- Plater, Alan, 1935-2010 .
- Thompson, Emma .
- Willingale, Betty .
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