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  • American Friends (1991)
  • PG
    95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
American Friends (1991)
PG
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

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 ...See moreReverend 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 Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both of the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows. Written by Jeremy Perkins {J-26} See less
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Michael Palin (story) (screenplay) | Tristram Powell (screenplay)
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Apr 1993 (United States)

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Bryan Pringle
Haskell Haskell   See fewer
Fred Pearson
Hapgood Hapgood   See fewer
Michael Palin
Reverend Francis Ashby Reverend Francis Ashby   See fewer
Alfred Molina
Oliver Syme Oliver Syme   See fewer
Susan Denaker
Mrs. Cantrell Mrs. Cantrell   See fewer
Ian Dunn
Gowers Gowers   See fewer
Robert Eddison
Rushden - The President Rushden - The President   See fewer
David Calder
Pollitt Pollitt   See fewer
Simon Jones
Anderson Anderson   See fewer
Charles McKeown
Maynard Maynard   See fewer
Roger Lloyd Pack
Dr. Butler (as Roger Lloyd-Pack) Dr. Butler (as Roger Lloyd-Pack)   See fewer
Trini Alvarado
Miss Elinor Hartley Miss Elinor Hartley   See fewer
Connie Booth
Miss Caroline Hartley Miss Caroline Hartley   See fewer
Alun Armstrong
Dr. Weeks Dr. Weeks   See fewer
Sheila Reid
Mrs. Weeks Mrs. Weeks   See fewer
Edward Rawle-Hicks
John Weeks John Weeks   See fewer
Markus Gehrig
Swiss Guide Swiss Guide   See fewer
Jo Stone-Fewings
Undergraduate 'King Lear' Undergraduate 'King Lear'   See fewer
Jimmy Jewel
Ashby Senior Ashby Senior   See fewer
Charles Simon
Canon Harper Canon Harper   See fewer
Kenneth W Caravan
Medical Graduate (uncredited) Medical Graduate (uncredited)   See fewer
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