Drama ·Romance · United Kingdom · 1949 · 1h 31m

The Passionate Friends

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Director
David Lean
Cast
Ann Todd as Mary Justin Claude Rains as Howard Justin Trevor Howard as Prof. Steven Stratton Betty Ann Davies as Joan Layton Isabel Dean as Pat Stratton Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lawyer
Crew
Guy Green — Director of Photography Geoffrey Foot — Editor Clive Donner — Editor Jack Harris — Editor Richard Addinsell — Original Music Composer Eric Ambler — Screenplay
Tagline

Their affair took on a life of its own.

Synopsis

A woman is torn between the love of her life, who's married to someone else, and her older husband.

Trailer The Passionate Friends — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
David Lean Director Guy Green Director of Photography Geoffrey Foot Editor Clive Donner Editor Jack Harris Editor Richard Addinsell Original Music Composer Eric Ambler Screenplay H. G. Wells Novel Ronald Neame Producer Eric Ambler Producer Margaret Furse Costume Design
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