The Passionate Friends

1949 91 min ★ 6.9 Drama, Romance

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

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Cast

Ann Todd

Mary Justin

Claude Rains

Howard Justin

Trevor Howard

Prof. Steven Stratton

Betty Ann Davies

Joan Layton

Isabel Dean

Pat Stratton

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Lawyer

Arthur Howard

Smith - the Butler

Guido Lorraine

Hotel Manager

Marcel Poncin

Hall Porter

Natasha Sokolova

Chambermaid

Details

Director

David Lean

Screenplay

Eric Ambler

Tagline

"Their affair took on a life of its own."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$350,000

Revenue

$225,000

Production

Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

July 9, 2022

★ 7/10

Ann Todd puts in quite a strong performance in this quite sensitively presented drama as "Mary", a lady contentedly if not ecstatically married to financier "Howard" (Claude Rains). One afternoon she bumps into "Prof. Stratton" (Trevor Howard) and that rekindles memories of a pre-war romance. When her husband has to go to Switzerland on business, she accompanies him and yes, you've guessed, she en...