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MovieNR19451h 26m
8.1
User Score
93%
Critics
IMDb
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Cast

Celia Johnson
Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard
Dr. Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway
Albert Godby
Joyce Carey
Myrtle Bagot
DramaRomance

Director David Lean

Writers Noël Coward

A chance meeting at a railway station draws a suburban married woman into a growing connection with a married doctor. As their weekly meetups deepen into something more meaningful, they struggle with guilt, duty, and the risk of upending the quiet lives and families they both care about.

Cyril Raymond
Fred Jesson
Everley Gregg
Dolly Messiter
Marjorie Mars
Mary Norton
Margaret Barton
Tea Room Assistant Beryl Walters
W
Wilfred Babbage
Policeman at War Memorial (uncredited)
Alfie Bass
Waiter at the Royal (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco
Doctor After Bobbie's Accident (uncredited)
S
Sydney Bromley
Johnnie, the Second Soldier (uncredited)
Noël Coward
Train Station Announcer (uncredited)
Nuna Davey
Herminie Rolandson (uncredited)
Valentine Dyall
Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Irene Handl
The Cellist and Organist (uncredited)
D
Dennis Harkin
Beryl's Man Stanley (uncredited)
E
Edward Hodge
Bill (First Soldier) (uncredited)
F
Frederick Kelsey
Man in Cinema (uncredited)
Jack May
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)