Rendez-vous à Fairboroug

A much better than average TV film. Cinematography and solid acting performances make it worthy of watching. A fine story of a WWII pilot who visits his old base in England during a veteran's reunion. Mitchum,the pilot, reunites with his old love,Deborah Kerr. Add a peace activist grandaughter and several old Army Air Force buddies and the story develops nicely. Mitchum rules and the film is good family fare.

Please help me to find this video or see it on tv.It is one of the finest movies i think of Robert Mitchum in his career,and the supporting cast is excellent.Deborah Kerr also stars in the movie and is outstanding.Red Buttons is one of the excellent supporting actors and has another outstanding part.

I watched this for the first time in 2003, during a time when it seems the whole world was angry at the U.S. for its "militarism." It was fascinating to be reminded that this isn't the first time we were accused of this. The story could have taken place today ... so much has not changed (okay, the lead characters would have been a LOT older!!!).

The story itself was a sweet love story, and the acting is first rate (Red Buttons, as always, is a scene stealer). But the social commentary is what intrigued me and made this movie such a winner.

Well, I was finally able to obtain a digital copy of this great movie (Google the title and you can as well), and I just watched it for the first time in probably 20+ years. I can tell you it is just as good today as it was the first time! Sure, it is set in the 80s and things have changed, and there are some goofy bits to it; but it is still an excellent movie! Mitchum cannot be any more natural in this role. As a matter of fact, I think I consider this to be his best work ever! Kerr is the same, it almost seems as those the two of them aren't really acting but as the characters they are playing. Buttons may have been a little over the top, as was the young lady who played Mitchum's granddaughter but I was stationed in the UK during the early 80s and she portrayed a typical CND'er of the time.

If you are a fan of this movie, make every effort to get a copy of it. As I said, it can be done and it is well worth the trouble. Why this hasn't been released on DVD is beyond me, it is simply a great movie!

After three movies together from 1957-1960, Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr were reunited for a fourth pairing in 1985, and the wait was definitely worthwhile!

Robert Mitchum play a former WW2 pilot who now lives alone and unhappily, forty years after the war. His fellow soldiers plan a reunion of the surviving members of the brigade, to be held in Fairborough, England, where they were originally stationed. Bob, Barry Morse, Shane Rimmer, and Red Buttons cross the big blue in preparation for the big reunion, and they get together with old friends and share their feelings they've held onto for forty years. Bob has an extra special reason for travelling to England: he wants to look up his wartime sweetheart, Deborah Kerr. The moment when they're finally reunited is so moving, especially since they hadn't made a movie together in 25 years!

Everyone in the movie gives a wonderful performance, and Deborah and Bob once again make a smoldering couple. Interspersed with real WW2 footage, the movie has a great feeling of nostalgia and successfully straddles the issue of being anti-war while appreciating the war effort by our troops. If you like old-timer romances, or want to see a Deborah and Bob reunion, definitely check out Reunion at Fairborough!

DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not your friend. There's a scene towards the end where Robert Mitchum flies a plane, and the POV might make you sick. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"