The Triple Echo (1974)

  • NR
  • 06/06/1974 (DE)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 37m

Overview

After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice. But he soon catches the eye of a sergeant posted nearby.

Robin Chapman

Screenplay

Michael Apted

Director

H. E. Bates

Novel

Cast

Glenda Jackson's headshot

Glenda Jackson

Alice Charlesworth
Oliver Reed's headshot

Oliver Reed

Arthur, the Sergeant
Brian Deacon's headshot

Brian Deacon

J.L. Barton
Anthony May's headshot

Anthony May

Subaltern
Gavin Richards's headshot

Gavin Richards

Stan
Jenny Lee Wright's headshot

Jenny Lee Wright

Christine
Kenneth Colley's headshot

Kenneth Colley

Provo Corporal
Daphne Heard's headshot

Daphne Heard

Shopkeeper

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