After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.
Robert Donat
Robert Wilson
Deborah Kerr
Catherine Wilson
Glynis Johns
Dizzy Clayton
Ann Todd
Elena
Roland Culver
Richard
Roger Moore
Soldier
Elliott Mason
Elliott Mason
Eliot Makeham
Mr. Staines
Brefni O'Rorke
Mr. Hargrove
Ivor Barnard
Chemist
Henry B. Longhurst
Petty Officer
Bill Shine
Webster
Billy Thatcher
Essex
Brian Weske
Gordon
Rosamund Taylor
Irene
Harry Ross
Bill
Edward Rigby
Charlie
Muriel George
Minnie
Vincent Holman
ARP Warden
Allan Jeayes
Commander
Leslie Dwyer
Stripey
Caven Watson
Caven Watson
Jeanine Carre
Jeannie
Mollie Munks
Meg
Director
Alexander Korda
Screenplay, Story
Clemence Dane
Screenplay, Story
Anthony Pelissier
July 1, 2022
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Anyone who has been in a long-term relationship will probably recognise the behaviours at the start of the film. A couple largely going through the motions, living the same routine from day to day with neither really thinking about the quality of their lives. In this case it's Deborah Kerr ("Cathy") and husband "Robert" (Robert Donat) who are in this malaise. Along comes WWII, though, and the pair are separated and their existences given much more varied and dangerous twists which make their post-war reunification quite bumpy. Indeed, it doesn't take them very long to realise that they have very little in common any more, and that perhaps they ought to just divorce. There is bundles of chemistry between the two and with some almost sagely contributions from her pal "Dizzy" (Glynis Johns) alongside Ann Todd and Roland Culver we have a character led film that exasperates as it entertains. It's romantic, but not sentimental - and you frequently just want to bang their heads together. Nicely scored by Clifton Parker, it's a well made, slightly nostalgic, look at the curiously cathartic effects of upheaval - and is well worth a watch.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00