How Many Miles to Babylon?

Overview

Wealthy Alexander Moore and working-class Jerry Crowe are childhood friends and in 1914 find themselves in the same Army unit - Alex as an officer and Jerry as a private. They still remain close, however, until Jerry is court-martialed for desertion, and Alex is put in charge of the firing squad.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 26, 1982

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Cast

David Gwillim,Barry Foster,Ray Callaghan,Christopher Fairbank,Siân Phillips,Alan MacNaughtan,Patrick Hannaway,Daniel Day-Lewis,Claude Le Saché,Philip Foxand 2 more

Director

Moira Armstrong

Writer

Derek Mahon,Jennifer Johnston

Producer

Innes Lloyd

Cinematography

John Hooper

Music

Geoffrey Burgon

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0084097