Top Billed Cast
Vivien Leigh
Hester Collyer
Kenneth More
Freddie Page
Eric Portman
Miller
Emlyn Williams
Sir William Collyer
Moira Lister
Dawn Maxwell
Arthur Hill
Jackie Jackson
Dandy Nichols
Mrs. Elton
Alec McCowen
Ken Thompson
Jimmy Hanley
Dicer Durston
Heather Thatcher
Lady Dawson
Bill Shine
Golfer
Brian Oulton
Drunk
Sid James
Man outside bar
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Nov 14 2022
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 si...
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Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
- adultery
- age difference
- redemption
- bartender
- dysfunctional marriage
- love affair
- bookie
- landlady
- drunkenness