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Lay Down Your Arms

05/23/1970

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1hr 13min

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Drama

,TV Movie

STORY

Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Nikolas Simmonds
  • Leonard Trolley
  • Peter Cellier
  • John Warner
  • Graham Armitage

    Director

  • Christopher Morahan

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • LWT
  • Kestrel Films

    Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Nikolas Simmonds

Private Hawk

Leonard Trolley

Lt. Col. Bakeman

Peter Cellier

Major Hissock

John Warner

Major Wilson

Graham Armitage

Major Timps

Ken Wayne

Col. Feather

James Cairncross

Julian

Joby Blanshard

Mr Hawk

George Layton

Corporal May

Michael Cashman

Pete