Plot Summary

Russia's Space Race success is mainly due to a brilliant rocket scientist, Kuprin. But a journalist and a politician in London remember him as a fervent Anglophile who had to leave Britain under duress. Can he be persuaded to return?.

Movie Details

Original Title
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Eric Portman as Kuprin

Eric Portman

Kuprin

John Gregson as Smith

John Gregson

Smith

Marius Goring as Laye-Parker

Marius Goring

Laye-Parker

Martita Hunt as Madame Kuprin

Martita Hunt

Madame Kuprin

Natasha Parry as Vera

Natasha Parry

Vera

Mervyn Johns as Holloway

Mervyn Johns

Holloway

John Phillips as Trifonov

John Phillips

Trifonov

Noel Johnson as Lowther

Noel Johnson

Lowther

Heather Chasen as Isabel

Heather Chasen

Isabel

Michael Barrington as Rowson

Michael Barrington

Rowson

James Urquhart as McPherson

James Urquhart

McPherson

Wynford Vaughan-Thomas as Radio Commentator (voice)

Wynford Vaughan-Thomas

Radio Commentator (voice)

Edward Burnham as Sir Geraint Lloyd

Edward Burnham

Sir Geraint Lloyd

John Ruddock as Professor Ridley

John Ruddock

Professor Ridley

Irene Sutcliffe as Miss Probert

Irene Sutcliffe

Miss Probert

Pauline Winter as Miss Lipscomb

Pauline Winter

Miss Lipscomb

Raymond Farrell as Journalist

Raymond Farrell

Journalist

Alexis Chesnakov as Leonidov

Alexis Chesnakov

Leonidov

Ann Patrick as Nina

Ann Patrick

Nina

Alfred Hoffman as Hotel Clerk

Alfred Hoffman

Hotel Clerk

Production Companies

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BBC Television (GB)