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American Friends 1991 Directed by Tristram Powell

An education in love

Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both 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.

Production Country United Kingdom
Language English
Spoken Languages English , German
Revenue $23,358
Release Date 22 March 1991
95 mins
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Michael Palin Rev. Francis Ashby
Trini Alvarado Elinor Hartley
Connie Booth Caroline Hartley
Alfred Molina Oliver Syme
Susan Denaker Mrs. Cantrell
David Calder Pollitt
Robert Eddison Rushden - The President
Simon Jones Anderson
Fred Pearson Hapgood
Ian Dunn Gowers
Roger Lloyd Pack Dr. Butler
Alun Armstrong Dr. Weeks
Sheila Reid Mrs. Weeks
Charles Simon Canon Harper
Jimmy Jewel Ashby Senior
Jo Stone-Fewings Undergraduate 'King Lear'
Markus Gehrig Swiss Guide
Kenneth W. Caravan Medical Graduate(uncredited)
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