Sovereign's Company (1970)

Genre : Drama, TV Movie

Runtime : 1H 18M

Director : Alan Clarke

Synopsis

Sovereign's Company is the story of a boy from an army family with a long tradition of honour and distinction, who goes to a military academy as an officer cadet and finds himself temperamentally unsuited to the life.

Actors

Roland Culver
Roland Culver
General Cantfield
Gareth Forwood
Gareth Forwood
Andrew Cantfield
James Cosmo
James Cosmo
Senior Under Officer Patterson
Stephen Shepherd
Stephen Shepherd
Junior Under Officer Sanders
Clive Francis
Clive Francis
Dexter
James Hazeldine
James Hazeldine
Dawkins
Oliver Cotton
Oliver Cotton
Sender
Larry Dann
Larry Dann
Hurt
David Rowlands
David Rowlands
Dankworth-Lowe
John Wentworth
John Wentworth
General Decamps
Laurence Hardy
Laurence Hardy
Colonel Frayne
Moray Watson
Moray Watson
Major Hacker
John Nettleton
John Nettleton
Major Grace
Graham Lines
Graham Lines
Captain Lawrence
Raymond Adamson
Raymond Adamson
R.S.M. Power
Lewis Wilson
Lewis Wilson
C.S.M. Larch
Norman Mann
Norman Mann
Sergeant Liman
Norman Mitchell
Norman Mitchell
Mr. Dawkins
Margaret Lang
Margaret Lang
Mrs. Dawkins
Chris Cunnigham
Chris Cunnigham
Chauffeur
Ron Conrad
Ron Conrad
Youth
Stephen Carter
Stephen Carter
Nigerian Cadet

Crews

Alan Clarke
Alan Clarke
Director
Don Shaw
Don Shaw
Writer
Peter Diamond
Peter Diamond
Stunt Coordinator
Roger Reece
Roger Reece
Costume Supervisor
Shirley Boakes
Shirley Boakes
Makeup Artist
Peter Hall
Peter Hall
Camera Operator
Dennis Panchen
Dennis Panchen
Sound Recordist
Mike Billing
Mike Billing
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Brian Keene
Brian Keene
Editor
Colin Piggott
Colin Piggott
Production Design
Irene Shubik
Irene Shubik
Producer

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