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Fortunes of War

1987 · 1 season

A slow, literate wartime drama that feels like watching a marriage and a continent come apart at a measured, melancholy pace.

Genres
Drama
Overview
English literature lecturer Guy Pringle and his wife Harriet navigate the early years of WWII in Bucharest. They become involved in anti-fascist politics and are forced to flee as the war escalates, crossing paths with various characters along the way.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
War, love, politics, survival
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    James Cellan Jones
    Written by
    Alan Plater
    Starring
    Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Charles Kay, Mark Drewry, Ronald Pickup, Alan Bennett, Harry Burton, Rupert Graves
    Music
    Richard Holmes
    Cinematography
    David Feig
    Length
    1 seasons, 7 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    BBC One
    Country
    United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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