The Triple Echo

Directed by Michael Apted

Written by Robin Chapman, H. E. Bates

After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice. But he soon catches the eye of a sergeant posted nearby.

Cast

Glenda Jackson

Alice Charlesworth

Oliver Reed

Arthur, the Sergeant

Brian Deacon

J.L. Barton

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Anthony May

Subaltern

Gavin Richards

Stan

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Jenny Lee Wright

Christine

Kenneth Colley

Provo Corporal

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Daphne Heard

Shopkeeper

Zelah Clarke

First Girl

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Colin Rix

Compere

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Ioan Meredith

Guard