Lay Down Your Arms
1970 | 73m | English
Popularity: 0.2 (history)
| Director: | Christopher Morahan |
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| Writer: | Dennis Potter |
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| Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny. | |
| Release Date: | May 23, 1970 |
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| Director: | Christopher Morahan |
| Writer: | Dennis Potter |
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| Production Companies | LWT, Kestrel Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 22, 2026 Entered: May 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Nikolas Simmonds | Private Hawk |
| Leonard Trolley | Lt. Col. Bakeman |
| Peter Cellier | Major Hissock |
| John Warner | Major Wilson |
| Graham Armitage | Major Timps |
| Ken Wayne | Col. Feather |
| James Cairncross | Julian |
| Julia Jones | Mrs Hawk |
| Joby Blanshard | Mr Hawk |
| George Layton | Corporal May |
| Michael Cashman | Pete |
| Therese McMurray | Pat |
| Tony Caunter | Mick |
| David Webb | Fred |
| John Levene | Ernie |
| Renny Lister | Tart |
| Elizabeth Hughes | Nina |
| Tim Hardy | Trepliov |
| John Bloomfield | American Tourist |
| Tucker McGuire | American Tourist's Wife |
| Will Stampe | Londoner |
| Name | Job |
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| Christopher Morahan | Director |
| Dennis Potter | Writer |
| Name | Title |
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| Kenith Trodd | Producer |
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