Englishman Abroad, An
- Synopsis
- Made-for-television film. Acclaimed recreation of the meeting between actress Coral Browne and British spy and defector Guy Burgess, in Moscow in 1958. The initial meeting took place in a theatre, where Browne (who plays herself) is appearing as Gertrude in a Shakespeare Memorial Theatre production of Hamlet. Includes two sequences from the play in performance: the introduction of Rosencrantz and Guildernstern (II ii) and Hamlet after the death of Polonious and the entrance of the King and Queen (II iv/IV i). If there are connections to be made between Burgess and Hamlet they are not made clear beyond Shakespeare perhaps signifying Britain and its culture for which Burgess felt a certain love and longing.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Availability
- Out of distribution
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Producer
- Innes Lloyd
- Cinematographer
- Nat Crosby
- Writer
- Alan Bennett
- Music
- George Fenton
- Cast
Alan Bates Charles Gray Coral Browne Harold Innocent Mark Wing-Davey Vernon Dobtcheff
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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