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  • Fortunes of War The Balkans: September 1939 (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV Episode | 56 min | Drama, War

Fortunes of War

The Balkans: September 1939 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 56 min | Drama, War

September 1939. War breaks out as newly-married Guy and Harriet Pringle set out on a journey across Europe and into the heart of the Balkans - to Romania where an uneasy neutrality reigns.
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Writers
Olivia Manning (novels) | Alan Plater (screenplay)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographers
David Feig (photography) | John Record (photography)
Editor
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 11, 1987

Release date
Oct 11, 1987 (United Kingdom)
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29 cast members
Name Known for
Kenneth Branagh
Guy Pringle Guy Pringle   See fewer
Emma Thompson
Harriet Pringle Harriet Pringle   See fewer
Ronald Pickup
Prince Yakimov Prince Yakimov   See fewer
Charles Kay
Dobson Dobson   See fewer
James Villiers
Inchcape Inchcape   See fewer
Barry Jackson
McCann McCann   See fewer
Nicolas Chagrin
Ionescu (as Nicholas Chagrin) Ionescu (as Nicholas Chagrin)   See fewer
Elena Secota
Sophie Oresanu Sophie Oresanu   See fewer
Magdalena Buznea
Despina Despina   See fewer
Vernon Dobtcheff
Prince Hadjimoscos Prince Hadjimoscos   See fewer
Caroline Langrishe
Bella Niculesco Bella Niculesco   See fewer
Vladimir Mirodan
Nikko Niculesco Nikko Niculesco   See fewer
Mark Drewry
Dubedat Dubedat   See fewer
Branko Miklavc
German Refugee German Refugee   See fewer
Brane Grubar
Immigration Officer (as Branko Grubar) Immigration Officer (as Branko Grubar)   See fewer
Snezana Savic
Florica Florica   See fewer
Relja Basic
Emmanuel Drucker Emmanuel Drucker   See fewer
Harry Burton
Sasha Drucker Sasha Drucker   See fewer
Andrea Saric
Doamna Drucker (as Andreja Saric) Doamna Drucker (as Andreja Saric)   See fewer
Vera Per
First Sister In Law First Sister In Law   See fewer
Polona Vetrih
Second Sister In Law Second Sister In Law   See fewer
Iain Rattray
Hotel Manager Hotel Manager   See fewer
Andri Vasilescu
Hotel Clerk Hotel Clerk   See fewer
Guy Standeven
Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
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