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An Englishman Abroad

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In 1958, a British Shakespearean troupe travels to Moscow to perform a production of "Hamlet." Actress Coral Browne (Coral Browne) is in her dressing room during intermission when a drunken Englishman bursts in and vomits in her sink. The next day, she discovers he's Guy Burgess (Alan Bates), an English defector who had been a spy for the Russians. After she goes to his apartment for lunch, Burgess gives Browne a proposition -- that she visit his tailor in London and have a suit made for him.

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Alain E @AlainE Nov 29 An interesting little BBC film based on real facts. Guy Burgess was one of the three Englishmen who spied for the USSR as double agents and escaped to Moscow to avoid capture. He indeed became friends with an actress from a visiting English company and convinced her to go to his personal tailor In London to get him some new clothes! The actual actress appears as herself in this production! The film preserves all the little details that made life under communism so enjoyable. The hotel rooms were all bugged, so if you complained loud about something missing, the friendly matron who was parked in the corridor outside would have it available next time you checked with her. Those were the days comrades! Try this at Hampton Inn. See more Read all reviews
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John Schlesinger

Director

Alan Bates

Guy Burgess

Coral Browne

Self

Charles Gray

Claudius

Harold Innocent

Rosencrantz

Vernon Dobtcheff

Guildenstern
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Synopsis In 1958, a British Shakespearean troupe travels to Moscow to perform a production of "Hamlet." Actress Coral Browne (Coral Browne) is in her dressing room during intermission when a drunken Englishman bursts in and vomits in her sink. The next day, she discovers he's Guy Burgess (Alan Bates), an English defector who had been a spy for the Russians. After she goes to his apartment for lunch, Burgess gives Browne a proposition -- that she visit his tailor in London and have a suit made for him.
Director
John Schlesinger
Producer
Innes Lloyd
Screenwriter
Alan Bennett
Production Co
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Sep 2, 1984
Runtime
1h 3m