"To know the pleasure of power. To feel the heat of passion. To stretch life to the absolute limit. She would settle for nothing less."

1985

2h 4m

5.7(44 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.

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Cast & Crew

38 members

Acting

Meryl Streep

Susan Traherne

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Tracey Ullman

Alice Park

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John Gielgud

Sir Leonard Darwin

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Sting

Mick

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Ian McKellen

Sir Andrew Charleson

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Sam Neill

Lazar

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Burt Kwouk

Mr. Aung

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Charles Dance

Raymond Brock

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Christopher Fairbank

Spencer

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Hugh Laurie

Michael

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John Serret

French Farmer

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André Maranne

Villon

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Tristram Jellinek

Dauncey

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Ian Wallace

Medlicoti

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Andy de la Tour

Randall

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Mitch Davies

Harry

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Lindsay Ingram

Linda

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Richard Hope

Alistair

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Andrew Seear

Ashley

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James Snell

Vincent Tampan

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Pik-Sen Lim

Mme. Aung

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Lyndon Brook

Begley

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Joan Blackham

Miss Simpson

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Peter Forbes-Robertson

Hotel Manager

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Hugo de Vernier

Doctor

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Roddy Maude-Roxby

Committee Chairman

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Roger Rowland

Police Officer

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John Kidd

Committee Man

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Tim Seely

Sir Charles Curry

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Bernard Brown

Client

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Rupert Vansittart

Client's Asst.

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Jasper Jacob

Young Diplomat

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Karen Lewis

Brock's Maid

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Nicholas Frankau

Foreign Office Assistant

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Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Radio Producer

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Alexander John

Radio Interviewer

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Matthew Guinness

SOE Man

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Jill Goldston

Party Guest (uncredited)

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