Movie·1991·1h 35m
American Friends
An education in love
Country
United Kingdom
Language
German
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The Story
Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.
Written By
Michael Palin
Producer
Steve Abbott, Patrick Cassavetti
Cinematography
Philip Bonham-Carter
Music
Georges Delerue
Editor
George Akers
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Michael Palin
Rev. Francis Ashby
Trini Alvarado
Elinor Hartley
Connie Booth
Caroline Hartley
Alfred Molina
Oliver Syme
Bryan Pringle
Haskell
Jonathan Firth
Cable
Susan Denaker
Mrs. Cantrell
David Calder
Pollitt
Robert Eddison
Rushden - The President
Simon Jones
Anderson
Fred Pearson
Hapgood
Ian Dunn
Gowers
Charles McKeown
Maynard
Roger Lloyd Pack
Dr. Butler
John Nettleton
Groves
Alun Armstrong
Dr. Weeks
Sheila Reid
Mrs. Weeks
Charles Simon
Canon Harper
// crew
Crew
Tristram Powell
Writer, Director
Steve Abbott
Producer
Michael Palin
Writer
Patrick Cassavetti
Producer
George Akers
Editor
Philip Bonham-Carter
Director of Photography
Georges Delerue
Original Music Composer
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