Brideshead Revisited (1981): Cast
Brideshead Revisited is a 1981 drama directed by Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg, starring Jeremy Irons as Charles Ryder, John Gielgud and Jane Asher.
- Directors
- Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Granada Television
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Brideshead Revisited About?
The premise of Brideshead Revisited without spoilers.
Charles Ryder, an agnostic narrator, becomes drawn into the world of the Flyte family—wealthy Catholic aristocrats—over the years between the two world wars. As he experiences moments of happiness amid their elite circles, he feels compelled to preserve and even bury those fleeting, treasured memories.
Brideshead Revisited Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- period drama
- atheist
- friendship
- alcoholism
- homosexual subtext
- catholic family
- college
- voice over narration
- mother son relationship
- mother daughter relationship
- father son relationship
- catholicism
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- religion
- told in flashback
- painter
- aristocracy
- manor house
- england
- world war two
- wealth
- nudity
- dysfunctional family
- classmate
- brother sister relationship
- university
- military officer
- oxford university
- upper class
- marriage
- student
- based on novel
- sister sister relationship
- gay interest
- homosexuality
- vito russo test passed
- old etonian
- blond man
- pipe smoker
- rich friend
- british historical setting
- personal drama
- social history
- interwar period
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- homoerotic friendship
- straight actor gay character
- country estate
- friendship between men
Brideshead Revisited Cast & Characters
Jeremy Irons leads the cast as Charles Ryder, with John Gielgud as Edward 'Ned' Ryder and Jane Asher as Celia Ryder. Directed by Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg; 44 actors are credited in all.
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Co-director Charles Sturridge - Co-director Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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Jeremy Irons as Charles Ryder -
John Gielgud as Edward 'Ned' Ryder - Jane Asher as Celia Ryder
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Diana Quick as Lady Julia Flyte
Also Starring in Brideshead Revisited
· 40 more- Anthony Andrews Lord Sebastian Flyte
- Phoebe Nicholls Lady Cordelia Flyte
- Simon Jones 'Bridey', Lord Brideshead
- Michael Gough Doctor Grant
- Laurence Olivier Alexander Flyte, Lord Marchmain
- Stéphane Audran Cara
- Kenneth Cranham Sergeant Block
- Claire Bloom Teresa Flyte, Lady Marchmain
- Anna Quayle Nancy Tallboys
- John Le Mesurier Father Mowbray
- Mona Washbourne Nanny Hawkins
- Brian Oulton Man from the Tate
- Nickolas Grace Anthony Blanche
- Bill Owen Lunt
- Ronald Fraser Red-Haired Man
- Robert Urquhart Quartering Commandant
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- Jenny Runacre Brenda Champion
- Niall Tóibín Father Mackay
- Richard Hope Lieutenant Hooper
- Simon Chandler Lieutenant James
- Nicholas Le Prevost Doctor
- Stephen Moore Jasper
- Geoffrey Chater Consul
- John Nettleton Commanding Officer
- Ralph Nossek Plender
- Maggie Steed Diplomat's Wife
- John Grillo Mr. Samgrass
- Gary Waldhorn Major Wilson
- Robin Sachs Etonian
- Michael Bilton Hayter
- Maria Charles Ma Mayfield
- Roger Milner Wilcox
- Graham Seed Jorkins
- Paul Clayton Tom
- Charles Keating Rex Mottram
- Jeremy Sinden 'Boy', Viscount Mulcaster
- Joseph Brady Chief Purser
- Andy Rashleigh Policeman
- Stephen Mallatratt Medical Officer
- Sally Bazely Grizel
More from Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg
More films directed by Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg, best-rated first: Lassie, Churchill’s Secret, The Scapegoat and Astonish Me.
Brideshead Revisited Also Known As
15 alternative titles, including “Retorno a Brideshead” and “Wiedersehen mit Brideshead”.
- Also known as
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- Retorno a Brideshead
- Wiedersehen mit Brideshead
- Завръщане в Брайдсхед
- Возвращение в Брайдсхед
- Návrat na Brideshead
- Ritorno a Brideshead
- Retour au château
- 故园风雨后
- En förlorad värld, ბრაიდსჰედში დაბრუნება
- Retorn a Brideshead
- Brideshead: Desejo e Poder
- Mennyt maailma
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- Utolsó látogatás
- 다시 찾은 브라이즈헤드
- Gensyn med Brideshead
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Brideshead Revisited FAQ: Cast, Director & Post-Credit Scene
Director, cast and post-credit scenes of Brideshead Revisited, each answered in a sentence.
Who directed Brideshead Revisited?
Brideshead Revisited was directed by Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg.
More films by Charles Sturridge Who is in the cast of Brideshead Revisited?
Brideshead Revisited stars Jeremy Irons as Charles Ryder, John Gielgud as Edward 'Ned' Ryder and Jane Asher as Celia Ryder, among 44 credited actors.
Does Brideshead Revisited have a post-credit scene?
No. Brideshead Revisited has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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