Brideshead Revisited
Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, 1981
Brideshead Revisited
Evelyn Waugh, 1945
Brideshead Revisited is a TV mini-series directed by Charles Sturridge and Michael Lindsay-Hogg in 1981 and based on the book Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945. The TV series features Jeremy Irons, Diana Quick, Roger Milner, Phoebe Nicholls, Simon Jones, Anthony Andrews, and others.
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Storyline
Taking place during the 1920s and 1940s, amidst the picturesque setting of Oxford, artist Charles Ryder strikes up a friendship with Sebastian Flyte, a member of a wealthy English aristocratic family. Charles becomes entwined with their family affairs and frequents their grand estate known as Brideshead Castle.
Movie vs Book
Year
1981
Minutes
659
Movie Rate
8.50
Source: IMDb
TV Mini-Series
Brideshead Revisited
Director: Charles Sturridge, Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Country: UK
Year: 1981
Length: 10h59m / 11 episodes
Year
1945
Pages
351
Book Rate
8.00
S: Goodreads
Book
Brideshead Revisited
Subtitle: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder
Author: Evelyn Waugh
Country: UK
First published in: 1945
Length: 351 pages
Genre: Fiction
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Julian Jarrold
User polls & recommendations
“Not every good book needs to be a movie. I still believe nothing tells a story with the richness and complexity of a good novel.”
CARLOS RUIZ ZAFON (Writer)
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