The Potsdam Quartet (1981)
' They're mortal enemies, we just hate each other. So surely if they can agree about the destiny of mankind, we can save our quartet from the knacker's yard.' July 1945: The Potsdam Conference. 16 km south of war-devastated Berlin, Stalin, Truman, Churchill and Attlee are met to determine the shape of the new Europe. Having exchanged their white tie and tails for air force blue, an internationally famous string quartet waits to entertain the men of destiny. i When you're dividing up the world you need a little background music ... '
- Date of release
- 1981-05-13
- Director
- David Giles
Casting
- Peter Eyre — Ronald Taylor
- Frederick Jaeger — Douglas Smedley
- Clive Swift — Aaron Green
- Jerome Willis — John Healy
- Tim Charrington — Russian Soldier
- Hugh Dickson — Official
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