An Englishman Abroad

TV Movie
1983
1h 1m

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The actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow and meets a mysterious Englishman. It turns out that he's the notorious spy Guy Burgess.The actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow and meets a mysterious Englishman. It turns out that he's the notorious spy Guy Burgess.The actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow and meets a mysterious Englishman. It turns out that he's the notorious spy Guy Burgess.

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7.5/10

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Won 7 BAFTA Awards
- 12 wins & 3 nominations total

Trivia
At the same time in Moscow, Guy Burgess also met with Sir Michael Redgrave, who was playing Hamlet, and whom he had known at Cambridge University. A memo from January 9, 1959, declassified in 2014, described their going to a party together and to Burgess' flat, showing that Redgrave had been under surveillance by MI5 for his alleged Communist sympathies for many years.

Goofs
When Coral, in Burgess' flat, says 'The theatre's in a dreadful state', her lips are out of sync.

Quotes
Coral: I wouldn't care, but it's only the interval. If you want to come round and be sick you might at least save it for the end of the performance.

Crazy credits
[At end of opening credits] "Although some incidents are imaginary... this is a true story. It happened to Coral Browne in 1958."

Connections
Featured in Coral Browne: Caviar for the General (1989)

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A charming film

I saw this when it fist appeared on tv, and fell in love with it. An absolute delight, but sad at the same time. After many years I stumbled upon in on VHS, so can now watch it whenever I choose. Well worth watching! Browne and Bates are stunning.