A Foreign Field

A Foreign Field

95 mins | Comedy, Romance, War | Sept. 10, 1993

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.

A Foreign Field

95 mins | Comedy, Romance, War | Sept. 10, 1993

A Foreign Field
Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers BBC, Fingertip Film
Original title A Foreign Field
Directors Andreas Meszaros, David Tringham, Adam Somner, Angela Allen, Charles Sturridge
Writers Roy Clarke

Cast

Alec Guinness

as Amos

Leo McKern

as Cyril

Edward Herrmann

as Ralph

John Randolph

as Waldo

Geraldine Chaplin

as Beverley

Lauren Bacall

as Lisa

Dorothy Grumbar

as Matron

Jeanne Moreau

as Angelique

Michelle Gheleyns-Hue

as Shopkeeper

Cateline Alteirac

as Sales Assistant