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Farewell Again

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.

Top Cast

  • Leslie Banks

    Leslie Banks

    Col. Harry Blair

  • Flora Robson

    Flora Robson

    Lucy Blair

  • Sebastian Shaw

    Sebastian Shaw

    Capt. Gilbert Reed

  • Patricia Hilliard

    Patricia Hilliard

    Nurse Ann Harrison

  • Robert Cochran

    Robert Cochran

    Carlisle Smith

  • Anthony Bushell

    Anthony Bushell

    Roddy Hammond

  • Rène Ray

    Rène Ray

    Elsie Wainwright

  • Robert Newton

    Robert Newton

    Jim Carter

  • Leonora Corbett

    Leonora Corbett

    Lady Joan

Overview

Farewell Again is a multiplotted British comedy/drama about soldiers on leave and the people they've left. Given a six-hour pass after a tour of duty in India, several British Tommies (among them Robert Newton, Sebastian Shaw and Anthony Bushell) try to unravel their domestic tribulations before having to ship out again. American expatriate Tim Whelan was the directorial hand who kept the various plot threads from entangling, while another Hollywood vet, James Wong Howe, manned the cameras. The film became instantly dated with the advent of World War II, but in its own time Farewell Again was a box-office smash. The film was issued in the US as Troopship.

Rating

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Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.

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6.7 2020