Basic Info
Release: September 17, 2005
Runtime: 59 min
Status: Released
The Secret Life of Arthur Ransome
2005
59 min
Overview
To generations Arthur Ransome's books, including Swallows and Amazons, were an integral part of growing up. But was there a darker side to the author? In this drama-documentary, the enthusiastic Griff Rhys Jones follows a trail that begins in Russia, reveals close links with many leading Bolsheviks, an affair with Trotsky's secretary and previously unreleased KGB documents about Ransome. But was Ransome actually spying for the British secret service all along?
Genres
Documentary
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- English en
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Cast
Griff Rhys Jones
Self / Presenter
Simon Tcherniak
Arthur Ransome
Alina Karmazina
Evgenia Ransome
Iain Agnew
Sir Basil Thomson
Paul Morrow
Foreign Office Clerk
Jo Freer
Ivy Ransome
Ana Thompson
Tabitha Ransome
Kalev Onnapnu
Red Army Officer
Ain Savinuk
White Army Officer
Crew
Griff Rhys Jones
Writer
Andrew Thompson
Director
Andrew Thompson
Producer
Richard Downes
Executive Producer
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