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The Passionate Friends on DVD (1948)

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Average rating: 59%
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Starring: Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard, Wilfrid Hyde White, Betty Ann Davies, Isabel Dean
Director: David Lean
Studio: ITV DVD
Run time: 87 mins
Certificate: PG
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Released: 15/09/2008

Brief synopsis of The Passionate Friends

An acclaimed drama based on the novel by H.G. Wells in which a young woman weds an older man for security and financial stability. A chance meeting with a former lover whose marriage proposal she once refused due to his social standing, rekindles the flames, leaving her torn between a life of comfort and a life of love and happiness.

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Rated - 5 starsThe Passionate Friends

A customer from WEYBRIDGE , 06/11/2008

A real classic, well written and acted story, stunning black and white photography by THE Master, Freddy Young, and well restored By the BFI

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