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  • The Best of Friends (1991)
  • TV Movie | 81 min | Biography
The Best of Friends (1991)
TV Movie | 81 min | Biography

Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique twenty-five-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Sir Sydney Cockerell (museum curator), and George Bernard Shaw (playwright and ...See moreAdapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique twenty-five-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Sir Sydney Cockerell (museum curator), and George Bernard Shaw (playwright and critic). Written by Kathy Li See less
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Director
Writers
Sidney Cockerell (as Sir Sidney Cockerell) | Felicitas Corrigan (book "Friends of a Life Time") | Laurentia McLachlan (as Dame Laurentia McLachlan) | George Bernard Shaw (as Bernard Shaw) | Hugh Whitemore (play) (screenplay)
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Updated Dec 28, 1991

Release date
Oct 18, 1992 (United States)

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6 cast members
Name Known for
John Gielgud
Sydney Cockerell Sydney Cockerell   See fewer
Wendy Hiller
Laurentia McLachlan Laurentia McLachlan   See fewer
Patrick McGoohan
George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw   See fewer
Amma Asante
The Black Girl in Search of God (uncredited) The Black Girl in Search of God (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Keown
The Conjurer (uncredited) The Conjurer (uncredited)   See fewer
Alan Rowe
Mahomet (uncredited) Mahomet (uncredited)   See fewer
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