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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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John Schlesinger

Director

Alan Bates

Guy Burgess

Coral Browne

Self

Charles Gray

Claudius

Harold Innocent

Rosencrantz

Vernon Dobtcheff

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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