"Major James Prentis VC is a British spy of World War II and war hero who goes under the code name of "Shuttlecock". Alienated from his family and children, he ends up in a mental institution in Lisbon, Portugal."
Alan Bates
as Major James Prentis VC
Lambert Wilson
as John Prentis
Kenneth Haigh
as Dr. Quinn
Jill Meager
as Marian Prentis
João Perry
as Eric
Luísa Barbosa
as Ana
Arthur Cox
as Fizz / Fox
Gregory Chisholm
as Martin Prentis
Beatrice Buchholz
as Beatrice Carnot
John Cassady
as Eddie
David Ryall
as Pound
Roger Eaton
Director of Photography
Denis Lenoir
Nick Justin
First Assistant Director
Gerardo Fernandes
Unit Manager
Andrew Piddington
Director
António da Cunha Telles
Producer
Barry Adamson
Music
Jack Gallagher
Art Direction
Jon Costelloe
Editor
Ana Lorena
Makeup Artist
Alexandre Barradas
Production Manager
Frédéric Fourgeaud
Robin Tarsnane
Anne de Laugardiere
Costume Design
Cecília Lapa
Joel Plotch
John Petersen
Maurice Cain
Production Design
Tim Rose Price
Screenplay
Graham Swift
Novel