Drama · United Kingdom · 1962 · 1h 40m

I Thank a Fool

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Director
Robert Stevens
Cast
Susan Hayward as Christine Allison Peter Finch as Stephen Dane Diane Cilento as Liane Dane Cyril Cusack as Captain Ferris Kieron Moore as Roscoe Richard Wattis as Ebblington
Crew
Harry Waxman — Director of Photography Frank Clarke — Editor Ron Goodwin — Original Music Composer Karl Tunberg — Writer Audrey Erskine-Lindop — Novel Anatole de Grunwald — Producer
Tagline

Who is Fool? The Woman Who Would Kill for Love? The Wife Who Would Give Her Life for Her Love? Or the Husband Who Would Look "Elsewhere" for Love?

Synopsis

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

Trailer I Thank a Fool — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Robert Stevens Director Harry Waxman Director of Photography Frank Clarke Editor Ron Goodwin Original Music Composer Karl Tunberg Writer Audrey Erskine-Lindop Novel Anatole de Grunwald Producer Sean Kenny Production Design Elizabeth Haffenden Costume Design
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