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American Friends

American Friends

An education in love

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ComedyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$23358

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

22 March 1991

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Rev. Francis Ashby

Trini Alvarado

Trini Alvarado

Elinor Hartley

Connie Booth

Connie Booth

Caroline Hartley

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Oliver Syme

Bryan Pringle

Bryan Pringle

Haskell

Jonathan Firth

Jonathan Firth

Cable

Susan Denaker

Susan Denaker

Mrs. Cantrell

David Calder

David Calder

Pollitt

Robert Eddison

Robert Eddison

Rushden - The President

Simon Jones

Simon Jones

Anderson

Fred Pearson

Fred Pearson

Hapgood

Ian Dunn

Ian Dunn

Gowers

Charles McKeown

Charles McKeown

Maynard

Roger Lloyd Pack

Roger Lloyd Pack

Dr. Butler

John Nettleton

John Nettleton

Groves

Alun Armstrong

Alun Armstrong

Dr. Weeks

Sheila Reid

Sheila Reid

Mrs. Weeks

Charles Simon

Charles Simon

Canon Harper

Arthur Howard

Arthur Howard

Voe

Wensley Pithey

Wensley Pithey

Cave

Jimmy Jewel

Jimmy Jewel

Ashby Senior

Jo Stone-Fewings

Jo Stone-Fewings

Undergraduate 'King Lear'

Markus Gehrig

Markus Gehrig

Swiss Guide

Edward Rawle-Hicks

Edward Rawle-Hicks

John Weeks

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