The Potsdam Quartet

Story

Synopsis

' They're mortal enemies, we just hate each other. So surely if they can agree about the destiny of mankind, we can save our quartet from the knacker's yard.' July 1945: The Potsdam Conference. 16 km south of war-devastated Berlin, Stalin, Truman, Churchill and Attlee are met to determine the shape of the new Europe. Having exchanged their white tie and tails for air force blue, an internationally famous string quartet waits to entertain the men of destiny. i When you're dividing up the world you need a little background music ... '

Director

David Giles

Writers

David Pinner

Language

English

Release date

13 May 1981

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Peter Eyre

  Ronald Taylor

• 

  Frederick Jaeger

  Douglas Smedley

• 

  Clive Swift

  Aaron Green

• 

  Jerome Willis

  John Healy

• Tim Charrington

  Russian Soldier

• Hugh Dickson

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