The Falklands Factor (1983)
History
War
Drama
TV Movie
Is there nothing new under the sun? 1770. The South Atlantic. A fleet sets sail from Buenos Aires to expel the British forces and reconquer the Falkland Islands. A major international crisis explodes. What follows may sound strangely familiar, but is firmly based on the historical record and the actual speeches and writings of the time.
Cast
Narrator
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Mrs. Williams
Lord North
Mr. Dyson M.P.
Mr. Edmund Burke M.P.
Mr. Nicholas Calvert M.P.
"Junius"
Man in Coffee House
The Speaker
Serving Boy
Man taken by Press Gang
Mr. Dowdeswell M.P.
Press Gang
Press Gang
Press Gang
Ruffian
Ruffian
Ruffian
First M.P.
Second M.P.
William Pitt, Earl of Chatham
William Strahan
Hockey
Blanding
A Beggar
