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The Passionate Friends is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean and starring Ann Todd, Claude Rains and Trevor Howard. The film is based on The Passionate Friends: A Novel (1913) by H. G. Wells. It describes a love triangle in which a woman cannot give up her affair with another man.
The Passionate Friends: Directed by David Lean. With Ann Todd, Claude Rains, Trevor Howard, Betty Ann Davies. A woman meets a man whose love she rejected years ago.
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- Drama, Romance
- David Lean
- 1949-01-26
A drama adaptation of a novel by D.H. Lawrence, directed by David Lean and starring Trevor Howard and Ann Todd. A married woman has one last fling with her childhood sweetheart, but faces the consequences of her decision.
- David Lean
- Ann Todd
The Passionate Friends is a 1913 coming of age novel by H. G. Wells detailing the life and travels of a young man. It is notable as the first introduction of Wells's notion of an "open conspiracy" of individuals to achieve a world state.
- Herbert George Wells
- 1913
A seemingly platonic encounter fueled by pent-up passion leads to an affair between Mary and Steven, and she must choose between the two men -- the husband who loves her and the now-married man...
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- Ann Todd
- David Lean
- Cineguild
A romantic drama based on the novel by H.G. Wells, directed by David Lean and starring Ann Todd and Trevor Howard. The film follows the turbulent relationship between two former lovers who meet again after years of separation.
Adapted from a novel by H. G. Wells, THE PASSIONATE FRIENDS follows Mary Justin (Ann Todd), who years ago gave up romance with Steven Stratton (Trevor Howard) for a comfortable but routine marriage to Howard (Claude Rains in one of his finest performances).
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