Francis Ashby, a senior Oxford don on holiday alone in the Alps, meets holidaying American Caroline and her companion Elinor, the blossoming Irish-American girl she adopted many years before. Ashby finds he enjoys their company, particularly that of Elinor, and both the women are drawn to him. Back at Oxford he is nevertheless taken aback when they arrive unannounced. Women are not allowed in the College grounds, let alone the rooms. Indeed any liaison, however innocent, is frowned on by the upstanding Fellows.
Unfortunately the movie American Friends is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Production | Patrick Cassavetti | Producer |
| Writing | Tristram Powell | Writer |
| Writing | Michael Palin | Writer |
| Directing | Tristram Powell | Director |
| Production | Steve Abbott | Producer |
| Directing | Penny Eyles | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | George Akers | Editor |
| Camera | Philip Bonham-Carter | Director of Photography |
| Production | Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Art | Chris Townsend | Art Direction |
| Art | Andrew McAlpine | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Ringwood | Costume Design |
| Production | Sandor Von Orosz | Production Manager |
| Production | Linda Bruce | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Georges Delerue | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Graham Churchyard | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Camera | David Appleby | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Mark Milsome | Clapper Loader |
