A Foreign Field

September. 10,1993      
Rating:
7.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy. They encounter Waldo, an American on a similar mission, and the meeting sparks memories of an old girlfriend from the past. With the mysterious American lady Lisa in their wake, Cyril and Waldo decide to try and track her down.

Alec Guinness as  Amos
Leo McKern as  Cyril
Edward Herrmann as  Ralph
John Randolph as  Waldo
Geraldine Chaplin as  Beverley
Lauren Bacall as  Lisa
Jeanne Moreau as  Angelique

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