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"Brideshead Revisited" (1981): :  -- In this scene, Charles (Jeremy Irons) visits Morocco to bring his friend Sebastian back to England.

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8.9/10   2,283 votes
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18 January 1982 (USA) more
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Two young men meet at Oxford. Charles Ryder, though of no family or money, becomes friends with Sebastian... more
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Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 17 nominations more
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The best adaptation I have ever seen more (46 total)

Cast

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Jeremy Irons ... Charles Ryder (11 episodes, 1981)
Diana Quick ... Julia Flyte / ... (11 episodes, 1981)
Roger Milner ... Wilcox (10 episodes, 1981)
Phoebe Nicholls ... Cordelia Flyte (9 episodes, 1981)
Simon Jones ... Lord Brideshead 'Bridey' (8 episodes, 1981)

Anthony Andrews ... Sebastian Flyte (6 episodes, 1981)
Charles Keating ... Rex Mottram (6 episodes, 1981)
Claire Bloom ... Lady Marchmain (5 episodes, 1981)

John Gielgud ... Edward Ryder (5 episodes, 1981)
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659 min (11 parts)
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The ship in the storm scenes is actually unused footage from The Poseidon Adventure (1972). more
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19 out of 21 people found the following review useful.
The best adaptation I have ever seen, 22 January 2001



Simply enchanting. Waugh's excellent use of English in recounting the story of the doomed Marchmain family is brought to life without losing one iota of its charm and power. I doubt that anyone will be able to imagine anyone other than Anthony Andrews as Sebastian or Nikolas Grace as Anthony Blanche; Jeremy Irons gives a well-rounded performance, Diana Quick is suitably gorgeous and a host of great English actors (Gielgud, Olivier et al) lend support to a fantastic script and excellent direction. See this.

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