Where to Watch A Voyage Round My Father (1982) in the US

What it's about

Before creating the beloved courtroom drama Rumpole of the Bailey, writer John Mortimer found inspiration in his own life for this portrait of a difficult but enduring love between father and son in mid-20th-century Britain. Screen legend Laurence Olivier stars as the eccentric patriarch--a blind barrister so stubborn and cantankerous that he refuses to acknowledge his sightlessness. Alan Bates (Gosford Park) portrays his devoted son, who follows his father's footsteps in the law while longing to become a writer, with Jane Asher (Brideshead Revisited) as his wife. Adapted for the screen by Mortimer himself and filmed largely on location at his family estate in bucolic Oxfordshire, this production garnered multiple awards, including an International Emmy for best drama. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, it captures the special bond between father and son, which at times seems unbearable--but ultimately unbreakable.

Cast and crew

Director

Alvin Rakoff

Writer

John Mortimer

Starring

Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Jane Asher

Details

Release date

Apr 19, 1984

Language

English

Country

United Kingdom

Awards

Won 1 BAFTA Award4 wins & 5 nominations total

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