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He rebelled against his family. He outraged his friends. Finally he betrayed his country. Rupert Everett turns in an electric performance as Guy Burgess, a key figure in the Cambridge spy ring of the 1940's, who eventually defected to Russia in 1951. Read more
| Starring | Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Anna Massey, Michael Jenn |
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| Director | Marek Kanievska |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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He rebelled against his family. He outraged his friends. Finally he betrayed his country. Rupert Everett turns in an electric performance as Guy Burgess, a key figure in the Cambridge spy ring of the 1940's, who eventually defected to Russia in 1951.
| Starring | Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Anna Massey, Michael Jenn, Cary Elwes, Betsy Brantley, Robert Addie, Rupert Wainright |
|---|---|
| Director | Marek Kanievska |
| Studio | FILM 4 |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1984 To Rent: DVD: 17 Mar 2008 |
Upper-crust militarism, arrogance, sadism and homosexuality rolled up in a package which pleased the West End theatre crowds but seems faintly absurd on film. Not much of a recruiting poster for Eton.
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Excellent
The above 'official' critique is wrong - thats a completely different film... To the film - i remember this film from childhood. In the opening shots of... read more »
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Neglected classic
An exploration of why Guy Burgess (thinly disguised here as 'Guy Bennett') became a 'traitor' - spying for the Soviets while an MI5 agent. The ... read more »
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Alright, not especially good
Good cast. Story typical of public school life, no real surprise there then. Mediocre film. If you like Rupert Everett and Colin Firth then you may like this.
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So slow it practically stopped
This film never really got started for me. Too much time spent on the early years. I gave up due to chronic boredom