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The Passionate Friends (1949)

26/01/1949 (GB)Drama, Romance1h 30m
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Their affair took on a life of its own.

Overview

A woman is torn between the love of her life, who is married to someone else, and her older husband.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Ann Todd

      Ann Todd

      Mary Justin

    2. Claude Rains

      Claude Rains

      Howard Justin

    3. Trevor Howard

      Trevor Howard

      Prof. Steven Stratton

    4. Betty Ann Davies

      Betty Ann Davies

      Joan Layton

    5. Isabel Dean

      Isabel Dean

      Pat Stratton

    6. Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Wilfrid Hyde-White

      Lawyer

    7. Arthur Howard

      Arthur Howard

      Smith - the Butler

    8. Guido Lorraine

      Hotel Manager

    9. Marcel Poncin

      Marcel Poncin

      Hall Porter

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jul 9, 2022

    Ann Todd puts in quite a strong performance in this quite sensitively presented drama as "Mary", a lady contentedly if not ecstatically married to financier "Howard" (Claude Rains). One afternoon she bumps into "Prof. Stratton" (Trevor Howard) and that rekindles memories of a pre-war romance. When her husband has to go to Switzerland on business, she accompanies him and yes, you've guessed, she encounters "Stratton" again - though this time her husband spots her distress when they part and she is rumbled. This is another solid effort from David Lean that allows the performances to develop at t...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • forgiveness
    • switzerland