Lost Empires (1986)
In 1913, young Richard Herncastle joins his Uncle Nick's magic act and is introduced to the enchanted world of the British music hall. Travelling from one city to the next, assisting at conjuring acts and disappearing acts, Richard comes to know romance, politics, and high adventure. The next year, in a true and terrifying vanishing act, the guns of August blast away that world forever.
Drama
Cast
- Colin Firth — Richard Herncastle
- John Castle — Nick Ollanton
- Laurence Olivier — Harry Burrard
- Beatie Edney — Nancy Ellis
- Brian Glover — Tommy Beamish
- Carmen du Sautoy — Julie Blane
- Gillian Bevan — Cissie Mapes
- Pamela Stephenson — Lily Farris
- Alfred Marks — Otto Mergen
- Patricia Quinn — Doris Tingley
- Jim Carter — Inspector Crabb
- Mike Edmonds — Barney
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