Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain close, however, until Jerry is court-martialed for desertion, and Alex is put in charge of the firing squad.

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Cast

Daniel Day-Lewis

Alex Moore

Christopher Fairbank

Jerry Crowe

Siân Phillips

Mrs Alicia Moore

Alan MacNaughtan

Mr Frederick Moore

Barry Foster

Major Glendinning

David Gwillim

Bennett

Kevin Moore

Corporal O'Keefe

Frank Williams

Angry Major

Philip Fox

Padre

Claude Le Saché

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