A Question of Attribution

1991 PG-13 1h 11m

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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.

Director John Schlesinger

Writers

Alan Bennett

Stars

James Fox Prunella Scales Geoffrey Palmer

Lady at National Gallery

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Geronimo1967 8 Mar 2026

7/10

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 o...