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01/11/1955 Drama, Romance 1h 40m
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Trapped between infidelity and the deep blue sea!

Overview

A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle.

  1. Anatole Litvak

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Vivien Leigh

    Hester Collyer

  2. Kenneth More

    Freddie Page

  3. Eric Portman

    Miller

  4. Emlyn Williams

    Sir William Collyer

  5. Moira Lister

    Dawn Maxwell

  6. Arthur Hill

    Jackie Jackson

  7. Dandy Nichols

    Mrs. Elton

  8. Alec McCowen

    Ken Thompson

  9. Jimmy Hanley

    Dicer Durston

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-11-14
I can't help but feel that this film is one purely for devotees of Vivien Leigh, rather than one with much more general appeal. Her depiction of the rather selfish "Hester", stuck in an unhappy marriage with High Court Judge "Sir William" (Emyln Williams) whilst having a pretty open affair with former fighter pilot "Freddie" (Kenneth More) is really rather frosty, almost sterile. We start as she is found asleep in a chair, knocked out by a combination of sleeping pills and the gas from the fire. Eric Portman, a fellow lodger, helps revive her and we gradually begin to unravel her complicated s...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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