Ascendancy (1983)
Connie is a member of the British landowning "Ascendancy" in Ireland after WWI. Through a chance friendship with a British soldier, she learns how sheltered she has been, and chooses to ... See full summary »
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Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
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Connie Wintour -
Lt. Ryder -
Wintour -
Nurse -
Dr. Strickland -
Dr. Kelson
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Rose -
Mary
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Vesey
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Darcy -
Dawson
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Keir
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Sir Edward Carson
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Butler
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Chauffeur
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Director:
Edward BennettWriters:
Edward Bennett, Nigel GearingAll Cast & Crew
Awards
1 win.Reviews & Commentary
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Trivia
Award: Jury Prize at Quimper's Semaine du Cinéma Anglais (France, March 1985).
Quotes
Connie Wintour:
It's very ugly.
Lt. Ryder:
Now you mustn't despise barbed wire. It's cheap, it's effective and they tell me that seen at dawn across no-man's land it even has an austere beauty.
Connie Wintour:
This isn't no-man's land. This is my home.
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Genres
DramaDetails
Release Date:
28 April 1983Language
English
Country of Origin
UKFilming Locations
Harefield, Middlesex, England, UKContribute to this page
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