Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.
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Celia Johnson | Laura Jesson |
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Trevor Howard | Dr. Alec Harvey |
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Stanley Holloway | Albert Godby |
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Joyce Carey | Myrtle Bagot |
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Cyril Raymond | Fred Jesson |
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Everley Gregg | Dolly Messiter |
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Marjorie Mars | Mary Norton |
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Margaret Barton | Beryl Walters - Tea Room Assistant |
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Wilfred Babbage | Policeman at War Memorial |
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Alfie Bass | Waiter at the Royal |
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Wallace Bosco | Doctor at Bobbie's Accident |
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Sydney Bromley | Johnnie - Second Soldier |
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Noel Coward | Train Station Announcer |
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Nuna Davey | Herminie Rolandson - Mary's Cousin |
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Valentine Dyall | Stephen Lynn - Alec's 'Friend' |
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Irene Handl | Cellist and Organist |
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Dennis Harkin | Stanley - Beryl's Man |
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Edward Hodge | Bill - First Soldier |
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Frederick Kelsey | Man in Cinema |
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Jack May | Boat Rental Man |
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Avis Scott | Kardomah Waitress |
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George V. Sheldon | Clergyman - Train Passenger |
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Richard Thomas | Bobbie Jesson |
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Henrietta Vincent | Margaret Jesson |
Director | David Lean |
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Writer | Noel Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, David Lean, Ronald Neame | |
Producer | Noel Coward, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Ronald Neame | |
Photography | Robert Krasker |