Movie

Lay Down Your Arms (1970)

• May 23, 1970
• 1h 13m

• Drama
• TV Movie

Overview

Dennis Potter used his own background as a Russian language clerk in the War Office when writing this play for ITV's SATURDAY NIGHT THEATRE series. At the time of the 1956 Suez Crisis and the Russian invasion of Hungary, Private Bob Hawk reports to the London Intelligence Office where the strength of Soviet troops is under scrutiny.

Director

Christopher Morahan

Writers

Dennis Potter

Starring

Nikolas Simmonds, Leonard Trolley, Peter Cellier