The Passionate Friends (1949)

  • NR
  • 05/17/1949 (US)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 30m

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.

David Lean

Director

H.G. Wells

Novel

Eric Ambler

Screenplay

Cast

Ann Todd's headshot

Ann Todd

Mary Justin
Claude Rains's headshot

Claude Rains

Howard Justin
Trevor Howard's headshot

Trevor Howard

Prof. Steven Stratton
Betty Ann Davies's headshot

Betty Ann Davies

Joan Layton
Isabel Dean's headshot

Isabel Dean

Pat Stratton
Wilfrid Hyde-White's headshot

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Lawyer
Arthur Howard's headshot

Arthur Howard

Smith - the Butler
Guido Lorraine's headshot

Guido Lorraine

Hotel Manager

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