At the memorial for his father, WWII hero, Major James Prentis (Alan Bates), John (Lambert Wilson) confesses a dark family secret to his own son, something that he has harbored for over ...
Major James Prentis is a British spy of World War II and war hero who goes under the code name of "Shuttlecock". Alienated from his family and children, he ends up in a mental institution in Lisbon, Portugal.