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Fable

1965-01-27 · 74 min · ★ 7.0

Drama · TV Movie

In Great Britain a reversal of African apartheid comes into place, and the country is governed by black people with whites as the subservients.

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Directors
Christopher Morahan
Production companies
BBC
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Keith BarronKeith BarronNarrator
Eileen AtkinsEileen AtkinsJoan
Ronald LaceyRonald LaceyLen
Rudolph WalkerRudolph WalkerPoliceman
Leo CareraEditor
Bari JonsonDeputy Editor
Thomas BaptisteThomas BaptisteMark
Barbara AssoonFrancesca
Dan JacksonDan JacksonOverseer
Carmen MunroeLala
Sally LaheeLilian
George RoderickLaughton
Trevor RhoneAssistant Editor
John RapleyMichael
Andre DakarHead of State
Frank SinguineauMinister
Charles HyattCharles HyattNews Reader
Thors PiersSecretary
Kenneth GardnierInterrogator

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