"Tumbledown caused a fantastic controversy in Britain, said Colin Firth, who stars as the arrogant guardsman humbled by his experience. The cream of British reactionism came out in force before Tumbledown aired, demanding the film's incineration, repeating every slur you can think of. The Left didn't like it either. There were front-page headlines for months. Then it went on the air and there was another three months of headlines. It was fun to be in the middle of it."

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Film based on the experiences of Lieutenant Robert Lawrence, M.C. A drama based on real events in the Falklands War. First broadcast in 1988, and was shown again in 1992 to mark the war's tenth anniversary.

Tumbledown explores the inglorious folly of war, and was the most talked-about British TV program when it aired in Britain 1989. This true-life drama is about a British soldier in the 1982 Falkland Islands War who returns to a nation that salutes its war dead but ignore its wounded. In the beginning of the film, Robert Lawrence is a typical young officer in the Royal Scots Guards who likes a drink with the lads and a tumble with the girls. He also loves being a soldier. An Argentinean sniper shot and almost fatally wounded the 22-year-old Scots Guards officer within hours of the British victory.. Lawrence returns home a physical and mental wreck, and the treatment he receives from army and doctors doesn't help him to overcome his bitterness. For Robert and his family, the real battles lay ahead.

Note: This movie is a chain of flashbacks from the real Robert Lawrence.

The film caused furious controversy in the UK, and filled The Times letters page with angry correspondence. And it's still controversal.

For his role as Robert Lawrence, Colin won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Actor and a BAFTAnomination.

	Lieutenant Robert Lawrence and Colin Firth on set

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Runtime: USA:115 min

Country: UK

Language: English

Color: Color

Sound Mix: Mono

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Some information courtesy of The Internet Movie Database.

Also with thanks to the Colin Firth Career Timeline