The Passionate Friends
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The Passionate Friends

Their affair took on a life of its own.

6.9 / 10 1949 1h 31mNR English
DramaRomance

Storyline

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

Cast & Crew

Ann Todd

Ann Todd

Mary Justin

Lead
Claude Rains

Claude Rains

Howard Justin

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Prof. Steven Stratton

Betty Ann Davies

Betty Ann Davies

Joan Layton

Isabel Dean

Isabel Dean

Pat Stratton

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Wilfrid Hyde-White

Lawyer

Arthur Howard

Arthur Howard

Smith - the Butler

Guido Lorraine

Guido Lorraine

Hotel Manager

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Lean's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Passionate Friends is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker