Reunion at Fairborough

1985 film by Herbert Wise

Robert Mitchum
Deborah Kerr

Music byNigel HessCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producers

Alan King
Alan Wagner

ProducerWilliam HillProduction locations

Cambridge
Chobham
London
Shere, Surrey

CinematographyTony ImiEditorBrian Smedley-AstonRunning time110 minutesProduction companies

Centerpoint Productions
Consolidated Entertainment
HBO Premiere Films
Columbia Pictures Television

Original releaseNetworkHBOReleaseMay 12, 1985 (1985-05-12)

Reunion at Fairborough is a 1985 American romantic drama television film directed by Herbert Wise, written by Albert Ruben, and starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr.^[1]^[2]^[3] It premiered on HBO on May 12, 1985.

Plot

After 40 years, a disillusioned American World War II veteran returns to England for a U.S. Army Air Forces reunion, where he is reunited with his ex-lover, and learns he is a father and a grandfather.

Cast

Robert Mitchum as Carl Hostrup
Deborah Kerr as Sally Wells Grant
Red Buttons as Jiggs Quealy
Judi Trott as Sheila
Barry Morse as Nathan Barsky
Shane Rimmer as Joe Szyluk
Don Fellows as Duffy
Manning Redwood as Col. Brigard
Ed Devereaux as George Klass
Helen Horton as Mrs Bigard

Reception

David Parkinson of Radio Times awarded the film three stars out of five.^[4]

References

^ O'Connor, John J. (23 May 1985). "HBO Drama Reunites Wartime Lovers". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Jarvis, Jeff (13 May 1985). "Picks and Pans Review: Reunion at Fairborough". People. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Terry, Clifford (12 June 1986). "Mitchum, Kerr Hold 'Reunion'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
^ Parkinson, David. "Reunion at Fairborough". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 January 2018.