Thirty years after writing his thriller Stamboul Train, Graham Greene travelled with Christopher Burstall from Paris to Istanbul on the Orient Express, and talked for the first time for television about his life and novels.

"The hunted man, and the dangerous edge of things, psychologically and politically, these are the main obsessions in my work."
"I'm a manic depressive. Boredom has always been my besetting sickness."

The film includes scenes, chosen by Graham Greene from:
"The Power and the Glory"
with Cyril Cusack as the Whisky Priest
"The Heart of the Matter"
with Scott Forbes as Scobie
"Brighton Rock"
with James Bolam as Pinkie
A BBC-Bavarian Television productionLike the books it was spellbinding (Observer)
A vivid impression of a man with no relish for the world (Daily Sketch)
A rare trip into unknown Greene land (Daily Mirror)