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starring: Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Edward Herrmann, John Randolph, Geraldine Chaplindirected by: Charles Sturridge
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303073217
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6303073212
Label: Fox Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: May 25, 1994
Running Time: 90 minutes
Sales Rank: 14937
Studio: Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
A superb quintet of older actors give the simple story of A Foreign Field a rich and resonant texture. Amos (Alec Guiness, Kind Hearts and Coronets, Star Wars) and Cyril (Leo McKern, Rumpole of the Bailey) are two British World War II veterans who return to the beaches of Normandy, where they'd come ashore almost 50 years earlier. They run into an American veteran named Waldo (John Randolph, Prizzi's Honor) and a woman named Lisa (Lauren Bacall, The Big Sleep, Dogville) whose brother died on D-Day. Waldo and Cyril have both come seeking the same woman who comforted them when they were wounded--but when they find her (Jeanne Moreau, Jules and Jim, La Femme Nikita), she's not what they remember. Nothing dramatic happens in A Foreign Film--the characters bicker, become friends, and go to graveyards--but in the hands of this group of great talents, small emotional moments seem full and rewarding. This is a sweet and gentle movie that carefully avoids any saccharine sentiment. Also featuring Geraldine Chaplin (Nashville, Talk to Her) and Edward Herrmann (The Cat's Meow, The Paper Chase). --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A Foreign Field
This is an excellent movie , a bit slow at the start but it soon picks up and we are entertained with comedy&drama. How could any film with Alex Guiness who plays a very different role in this movie, Lauren Bacall, Albert Finney and Geraldine Chapman be anything but good. We saw the movie with friends and then bought our own copy. Veterans will especially enjoy it.
Rating:  - Priceless performance from Sir Alec Guinness
While not without imperfections this film had a powerful story to tell. It's not a new idea, making a film about a group of strangers thrown together and showing how they learn to relate to each other. But these particular actors were outstanding and the film builds beautifully toward the final scenes when a few heart-rending twists are added. Keep your kleenex handy! What about the imperfections? Well, I get tired of the worn-out characterization of the bar girl with the good heart. And then ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent Film
A fine film depicting the human side of the war experience. Each person had a special memory and story. Of course, the actors are all the very best. So happy I purchased this film.
Rating: - You need more stars for this one!
You should but this now! I first saw this fabulous movie on Masterpiece Theatre many years ago and taped it for myself then, but now I want the DVD version too. Touching, hilarious and for young people today who know virtually nothing about WWII or intricate human relationships, it has even become educational.
The story starts with the coincidental meeting of American and British veterans of D-Day in France. The performances by everyone in the cast are at the top of their form and for ... Read More
Rating: - ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS
WAT A FILM. SAW IT FIRST MANY YEARS AGO ON PBS AND WHILE SEARCHING LAUREN BACALL FILMS, CAME ACROSS IT AND ORDERED IT IMMEDIATELY.
THIS BRILLANT STORY GRABS YOU AND HOLDS YOU TIL THE VERY END. FINE, FINE ACTORS MIX WELL AND TELL A RIVETING STORY OF SOLDIERS WITH GUILT, A SISTEN TRYING TO REMEMBER HER BROTHERS FACE, A WWII "LADY OF THE EVENING", A DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW WITH A STORY OF THEIR OWN, UNFOLDING AND MIXING BACK TOGETHER. EVERYONE LEARNS FROM ONE ANOTHER IN THIS FILM. SIR ALEC ... Read More
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