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The Best of Friends

3.719911h 21mMovie

Adapted from their letters and journals, this is a portrayal of the unique 25-year friendship shared by Dame Laurentia McLachlan (Benedictine nun), Sir Sydney Cockerell (museum curator), and George Bernard Shaw (playwright/critic).

DirectorAlvin Rakoff

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Cast · Directed by Alvin Rakoff

JGJohn Gielgud
John Gielgud
Sydney Cockerell
WHWendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Laurentia McLachlan
PMPatrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan
George Bernard Shaw
AAAmma Asante
Amma Asante
The Black Girl in Search of God
PK
Paul Keown
The Conjurer
ARAlan Rowe
Alan Rowe
Mahomet

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The Best of Friends — streaming FAQ

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The Best of Friends hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around February 19, 1991. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.