Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

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Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Written byThomas Patrick O'Connor
Directed byThomas Patrick O'Connor [1]
Starring Graham Greene, Bill Nighy
Narrated by Derek Jacobi
Country of originUnited States
Production
ProducerThomas Patrick O'Connor
Original release
ReleaseMarch 29, 2013 (2013-03-29)

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene is a biographical documentary film about Graham Greene, originally broadcast nationally in the US on PBS on March 29, 2013 [2] and distributed internationally. It was directed by Thomas Patrick O'Connor [1] and narrated by Derek Jacobi. Contributors and cast include Graham Greene himself, his wife Vivien Greene, Bernard Diederich, John le Carré, David Lodge, John Mortimer, Bill Nighy, John Perkins, Paul Theroux and biographers Richard Greene (no relation) and Norman Sherry. [3] [4]

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