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Title:The Passionate Friends


Date: 1949
Type: Drama / Romance
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: David Lean
Producer: Ronald Neame

Comment
A young woman and a university lecturer meet and fall in love. They separate and she she marries an older wealthy man, but over the years their paths cross and their love creates problems with both their marriages. The plot is typical unrequited love, but it is well done by David Lean, with good performances from Ann Todd as the woman torn between her husband Claude Rains and her first love Trevor Howard.

Actors

Ann ToddAnn Todd
Trevor HowardTrevor Howard
Claude RainsClaude Rains
Betty Ann DaviesBetty Ann Davies
Isabel Dean

Oscars

None
Novel

H G Wells
Passionate Friends