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3 July 1992 (Australia) morePlot:
The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war... more | add synopsisAwards:
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Mediocre novel adaption moreCast
(Credited cast) | Aled Baker | ... | Lewis - aged 6 |
| Rhys Baker | ... | Benjamin - aged 6 |
| Iona Banks | ... | Aggie Watkins |
| Nicola Beddoe | ... | Rosie |
| Anthony Benson | ... | The Vicar |
| James Bree | ... | Colonel Bickerton |
| Kim Caswell | ... | 2nd Preacher |
| Mark Dignam | ... | Reverand Latimer |
| Kim Dunn | ... | Virgin Mary |
| Rob Edmunds | ... | Thomas Philips |
| Claire Evans | ... | Rebecca - aged 7 |
| Huw Evans | ... | Innkeeper |
| Lillian Evans | ... | Mrs Redpath |
| Lynn Gardner | ... | Rebecca |
| David Garfield | ... | 2nd Doctor |
| Tricia George | ... | Joy Lambert |
| Patrick Godfrey | ... | Auctioneer |
| Mike Gwilym | ... | Benjamin Jones |
| Robert Gwilym | ... | Lewis Jones |
| Nesta Harris | ... | Hannah Jones |
| Geoffrey Hutchings | ... | Solicitor |
| Terry Jackson | ... | Haines |
| Gemma Jones | ... | Mary Jones |
| Mark Jones | ... | Jim - aged 10 |
| Lyndon Lewis | ... | Jim - aged 16 |
| Ben Marloe | ... | POW |
| Ceri Morgan | ... | Eileen |
| Robert Page | ... | Draper |
| Bob Peck | ... | Amos |
| Antonia Pemberton | ... | Mrs Bickerton |
| Eryl Phillips | ... | Kevin |
| Sion Probert | ... | Dai Morgan (as Siôn Probert) |
| Jill Richards | ... | Ruth Morgan |
| Catherine Schell | ... | Lotte Zons |
| Huw Toghill | ... | Benjamin - aged 12 |
| Lewis Toghill | ... | Lewis - aged 12 |
| William Vaughan | ... | 1st Preacher |
 | Ronan Vibert | ... | Jim Watkins |
| Jack Walters | ... | Sam Jones |
| James Warrior | ... | Mr Griffiths |
 | Benjamin Whitrow | ... | Arkwright |
| Rodney Wood | ... | 1st Doctor |
| Eric Wyn | ... | Tom Watkins |
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It shows that this is a novel adaption. The first thirty minutes rush through the plot, introducing subplots that are never picked up again. The middle part and end is not bad, but overall it is just an average movie based on a much better novel.