A Foreign Field
| A Foreign Field | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Roy Clarke |
| Directed by | Charles Sturridge |
| Starring | Alec Guinness Leo McKern Edward Herrmann John Randolph Geraldine Chaplin Lauren Bacall Jeanne Moreau |
| Music by | Geoffrey Burgon |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Broke |
| Producers | Martyn Auty Steve Lanning |
| Cinematography | Richard Greatrex |
| Editor | John Bloom |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC |
| Release | 12 September 1993 |
A Foreign Field is a 1993 British made-for-television drama film about British and American Second World War veterans returning to the beaches of Normandy as old men. It is more a drama than a comedy, although it combines aspects of both. It was directed by Charles Sturridge and featured an ensemble cast of American, Australian, British, and French actors and actresses. The title evokes the Rupert Brooke poem "The Soldier".
The film was driven into production by Alec Guinness who used his influence with the BBC to make it and with the various famous actors to appear in it. Writer Roy Clarke won much acclaim for A Foreign Field.