A Question of Attribution
Overview
Sir Anthony Blunt, who was a Soviet agent for 25 years, is routinely questioned and gives no answers, but is knighted and works as Director of the Courtauld Institute, and presents his interrogator with a puzzle in the shape of a doubtful Titian painting. He also does art restoration work in Buckingham Palace, where he gets into an interesting conversation with HMQ.
- Production
- BBC, GBH
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Cast
James Fox
Sir Anthony Blunt
Prunella Scales
H.M.Q.
Geoffrey Palmer
Donleavy
David Calder
Chubb
Ann Beach
Mrs. Chubb
John Cater
Restorer (Robertson)
Edward de Souza
Collins
Jason Flemyng
Colin
Gregory Floy
Radiologist
Barbara Hicks
Lady at National Gallery
Anne Jameson
Blunt's Secretary
Julia St. John
Receptionist
Richard Bebb
Consultant
Crew
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Writers
- Alan Bennett
- Producers
- Richard Broke,Innes Lloyd
- Cinematography
- John Hooper
- Composer
- Gerald Gouriet
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CinemaSerf
March 8, 2026
Art historian Sir Anthony Blunt (an entirely convincing James Fox) feels confident that his immunity agreement with the government will allow him to continue his rarified life amidst the priceless artworks of the Courtauld Collection and those of HMQ (Prunella Scales) at Buckingham Palace. His quid pro quo with Donleavy (Geoffrey Palmer) is that he provides the authorities with information about others spying for the Soviets in Britain, but their search for the enigmatic “fifth man” is flowing l…