The Old Devils
The Old Devils
Release: 1992-03-16
·Runtime: 158m
An adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis about a group of university friends reunited in retirement. Alun Weaver has found success as a celebrated London-based writer. After returning home to Wales with his alluring wife Rhiannon he reunites with old friends who chose to remain in the valleys. Long dormant romance are rekindled and rivalries resurrected in this turbulent story of ageing, friendship, lust, nostalgia and nationalism.
Cast
John Stride
as Alun Weaver
Ray Smith
as Charlie Norris
Elizabeth Morgan
as Sophie Norris
James Grout
as Peter Thomas
Anne Stallybrass
as Muriel Thomas
Bernard Hepton
as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
Anna Cropper
as Gwen Cellan-Davies
Elizabeth Spriggs
as Dorothy Morgan
Gerald James
as Percy Morgan
Desmond Barrit
as Tarquin Jones
Howell Evans
as Gareth Pumphrey
Pippa Guard
as Rosemary Weaver
Tristram Jellinek
as Victor Norris
Ian Puleston-Davies
as Young Charlie
Clara Salaman
as Young Rhiannon
Anwen Williams
as Eluned
Caroline Berry
as Delyth
Robert Blythe
as Bearded Thug
Meredith Edwards
as Old Bore
Steve Speirs
as Gareth's Fan in Pub
William Roberts
as Llewellyn Caswallon Pugh
Tony Wright
as Helmut