Cavalcade
A portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933. A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 unt…
Cavalcade
A portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933. A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War. —Jeremy Perkins {J-26} The English experience, from 1899 until 1933, seen through the eyes of the upper-middle class Marryot family, and also, to some extent, through the eyes of the working-class Bridges family. Events covered include the Second Anglo-Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and World War I and its aftermath. —grantss Upper-crust Londoners Robert and Jane Marryot and their working-class counterparts, Alfred and Ellen Bridges, experience life's many triumphs and tragedies from the Boer War at the dawn of the 20th century up to the 1930s. Queen Victoria's death and the sinking of the Titanic etch deep scars on both families, but the outbreak of World War I and its dramatic aftermath prove to be the greatest test of their courage and friendship. —Jwelch5742 The first third of the twentieth century is presented in the lives of two associated London families. The first are the well-to-do Marryots, Jane and Robert, and their two sons Edward and Joey. The second are who begin the story as the Marryots' domestics, the unsophisticated Bridgeses, Ellen and Alfred, and their daughter Fanny. Their lives, collectively and separately, are shown as they are affected by global events, such as wars, and by some one-off historic milestones, good and bad. —Huggo
Cavalcade
Drama,Romance,War
Film Details
A portrayal of the triumphs and tragedies of two English families, the upper-crust Marryots and the working-class Bridgeses, from 1899 to 1933. A cavalcade of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 until 1933 seen through the eyes of well-to-do Londoners Jane and Robert Marryot. Amongst events touching their family are the Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and the Great War.
—Jeremy Perkins {J-26} The English experience, from 1899 until 1933, seen through the eyes of the upper-middle class Marryot family, and also, to some extent, through the eyes of the working-class Bridges family. Events covered include the Second Anglo-Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and World War I and its aftermath. —grantss Upper-crust Londoners Robert and Jane Marryot and their working-class counterparts, Alfred and Ellen Bridges, experience life's many triumphs and tragedies from the Boer War at the dawn of the 20th century up to the 1930s.
Queen Victoria's death and the sinking of the Titanic etch deep scars on both families, but the outbreak of World War I and its dramatic aftermath prove to be the greatest test of their courage and friendship. —Jwelch5742 The first third of the twentieth century is presented in the lives of two associated London families. The first are the well-to-do Marryots, Jane and Robert, and their two sons Edward and Joey.
The second are who begin the story as the Marryots' domestics, the unsophisticated Bridgeses, Ellen and Alfred, and their daughter Fanny. Their lives, collectively and separately, are shown as they are affected by global events, such as wars, and by some one-off historic milestones, good and bad. —Huggo.