American Friends
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Tristram Powell
Michael Palin
Connie Booth
Trini Alvarado
Alfred Molina
David Calder
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In 1861, a middle-aged Oxford professor resigns his post after falling for a young American woman while on vacation.
Director
Tristram Powell
Cast
Michael Palin
Connie Booth
Trini Alvarado
Alfred Molina
David Calder
Simon Jones
Robert Eddison
Alun Armstrong
Sheila Reid
Edward Rawle-hicks
Jonathan Firth
Bryan Pringle
Ian Dunn
John Nettleton
Charles Mckeown
Roger Lloyd Pack
Jimmy Jewel
Fred Pearson
Susan Denaker
Markus Gehrig
Jo Stone-fewings
Wensley Pithey
Arthur Howard
Charles Simon
Crew
Steve Abbott
Brook Adams
Brook Adams
George Akers
Rob Anderson
Jude Andrews
David Appleby
Sarah Baker
George Ball
Hamish Bell
Philip Bonham-carter
Richard Broome
Linda Bruce
Patrick Cassavetti
Graham Churchyard
Vernon Connolly
Eddy Cooke
Susan D'arcy
Georges Delerue
Barbara Drake
Laura Evans
Penny Eyles
Gordon Fitzgerald
Sarah Fleet
Graham Fordham
Howard Gibbins
Peter Godfrey
Christopher Hall
Cordelia Hardy
Dennis Harrison
Yvonne Hellin
Sarah Horton
Bob Hunt
Ian Jackson
Tony Jackson
Peter Swords King
Irene Lamb
Andrew Mcalpine
Dennis Mctaggart
Mark Milsome
Geoffrey Oldham
Peter Owen
Michael Palin
Michael Palin
Wesley Peppiatt
Maggie Phelan
Tristram Powell
Carmella Prudente
Graeme Purdy
Ted Read
Bob Ringwood
Carol Robinson
Wendy Rose
Guy Rutter
Hank Schumacher
Toby Sherborne
Bob Sherwood
Margery Simkin
Philip Sindall
Vince Snider
Rosie Staker
Ken Stewart
Lucinda Sturgis
Chris Townsend
Jane Trower
Billy Turner
Sandor Von Orosz
Tony Walker
Rick Wallace
Mike Ward
John Wickman
Robert Worley
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in England March 22, 1991
Released in France January 8, 1992
Released in Italy September 1991
Released in United States April 23, 1993
Released in United States April 9, 1993
Released in United States July 28, 1993
Released in United States on Video July 28, 1993
Released in United States Spring April 9, 1993
Michael Palin's script was inspired by a diary note of his great-grandfather, Edward Palin, who in 1866 resigned from St. John's College, Oxford, to marry an Irish-American girl he had met with her guardian on a walking tour in the Alps five years earlier.
Feature directorial debut for TV helmer Tristram Powell, son of the writer Anthony Powell.
Michael Palin and Tristram Powell received the 1991 award for Best Screenplay from the Writers Guild of Great Britain.
Began shooting May 29, 1990.
Completed shooting July 19, 1990.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica February 28 - March 8, 1991.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (First Cinema) September 5-14, 1991.
Shown at Venice Film Festival (out of competition) September 3-14, 1991.
color
rtg BBFC PG
Released in France January 8, 1992
Released in United States April 9, 1993 (New York City)
Released in United States Spring April 9, 1993
Released in United States April 23, 1993 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States July 28, 1993
Released in United States on Video July 28, 1993
Released in Italy September 1991
