The Best of Friends

The Best of Friends

81 mins | Jan. 1, 1991

Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique 25-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Sir Sydney Cockerell (museum curator), and George Bernard Shaw (playwright/critic).

The Best of Friends

81 mins | Jan. 1, 1991

The Best of Friends
Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique 25-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Sir Sydney Cockerell (museum curator), and George Bernard Shaw (playwright/critic).
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers
Original title The Best of Friends
Directors Alvin Rakoff
Writers

Cast

John Gielgud

as Sydney Cockerell

Wendy Hiller

as Laurentia McLachlan

Patrick McGoohan

as George Bernard Shaw

Amma Asante

as The Black Girl in Search of God

Paul Keown

as The Conjurer

Alan Rowe

as Mahomet