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American Friends

American Friends

1991Movie⏱️ 1h 35mPG
ComedyDramaRomance
6.4
IMDB Rating
948 votes

Reverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor Hartley (Trini Alvarado), the blossoming ...

Director
Tristram Powell
Writers
Michael Palin, Tristram Powell
Stars
Bryan Pringle, Fred Pearson, Michael Palin
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 15
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Bryan Pringle
Bryan Pringle
as Haskell
Fred Pearson
Fred Pearson
as Hapgood
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
as Reverend Francis Ashby
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina
as Oliver Syme
Susan Denaker
Susan Denaker
as Mrs. Cantrell
Jonathan Firth
Jonathan Firth
as Cable
Ian Dunn
Ian Dunn
as Gowers
Robert Eddison
Robert Eddison
as Rushden - The President
David Calder
David Calder
as Pollitt
Simon Jones
Simon Jones
as Anderson

💰 Box Office

$23,034
Worldwide Gross
$23,034
Domestic Gross
$5,334
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Dolby
Color
Color
Filming Location
Kanton Wallis, Switzerland
Production
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), British Screen Productions, Mayday

🏷️ Keywords

vacationoxford englandoxford donclassics professorswitzerland

🎯 Categories

Costume DramaComedyDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

The view from college
by paul2001sw-12006-10-01
6/10

"Set about one hundred years ago, in Europe and England, this tale of repressed love initially feels like a re-working of 'A Room with a View', with the list of who fell for whom slightly re-arranged. But its portrait of Victorian England seems deliberately exaggerated: a woman can't speak to a college fellow without ruining his reputation, it seems, or talk to a man after dark without being arrested as a whore. Yet there's a charm here that grows on you, in spite of its obviousness. What is perhaps a shame is the missed opportunity presented by the fact that there hero&apos..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sir Michael Palin says that the plot was taken from a real-life incident involving his great-grandfather.

📖 Synopsis

Reverend Francis Ashby (Sir Michael Palin), a senior Oxford don on vacation alone in the Alps, meets vacationing American Miss Caroline Hartley (Connie Booth) and her companion Miss Elinor Hartley (Trini Alvarado), the blossoming ...