- Country: UK
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1992-11-19
- Director: N/A
- Writers: N/A
- Language: English
- Stars: Brian Cox (I) , Jane Lapotaire , Siobhan McCarthy , Behailu Nekeatebeb , Juliet Aubrey , Judy Pascoe , Nadim Sawalha , Alexander Siddig , Michael Shannon , Christopher Robbie
- Runtime: 360 min
- Awards: Nominated for 3 BAFTA 3 nominations total
- AKA: The Big Battalions , The Big Battalions (United Kingdom)
- Plot: "The Big Battalions" weaves together the stories of three families, Christian, Muslim and Jewish, and moves between Britain, Ehiopia, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Some of the characters are searching for faith, some for power, and some are possessed by a fanaticism that brings bloodshed. Politics, battles, adultery, kidnapping, and personal doubts and sorrows are all set against the ancient schisms between different faiths.
- IMDB:tt0120928
The Big Battalions Cast · · · ALL
Juliet Aubrey
Susan
Brian Cox
(I)
Edward Hoyland
Jane Lapotaire
Martha Hoyland
Alexander Siddig
Yousef
Siobhan McCarthy
Lizzie Goodhew
Nadim Sawalha
Ahmed
Michael Shannon
David
Yoav Tzafir
Gil
Malcolm Sinclair
Alan Sturridge