The Falklands Factor (1983)
Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.
The Falklands FactorHistory, War, Drama, TV Movie
Cast
- Warren Clarke — Narrator
- Donald Pleasence — Dr. Samuel Johnson
- Malcolm Terris — Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.
- Christopher Ellison — First M.P.
- Angus MacKay — Second M.P.
- Terence Rigby — William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
- James Grout — William Strahan
- Alun Lewis — Hockey
- Nicholas Gecks — Blanding
- David Purcell — A Beggar
- Julia McCarthy — Mrs. Williams
- John Bird — Lord North
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