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An updated version of the 1946 film classic (based on Noel Coward's 1936 drama) retelling the bittersweet tale of two married strangers who meet by chance in an English train station and drift into a short but poignant romance. Sophia Loren made her TV acting debut, not as the proper British lady of
Cast & Crew
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Alan Bridges
Director
Richard Burton
Alec Harvey
Sophia Loren
Anna Jesson
Jack Hedley
Graham Jesson
Rosemary Leach
Mrs Gaines
John Le Mesurier
Stephen
Film Details
Also Known As
Hallmark Hall of Fame (11/12/74)
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1974
Production Company
NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; Rank Film Laboratory
Distribution Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
An updated version of the 1946 film classic (based on Noel Coward's 1936 drama) retelling the bittersweet tale of two married strangers who meet by chance in an English train station and drift into a short but poignant romance. Sophia Loren made her TV acting debut, not as the proper British lady of the original, but as an Italian-born housewife married into the English middle-class for seventeen years.
Director
Alan Bridges
Director
Cast
Richard Burton
Alec Harvey
Sophia Loren
Anna Jesson
Jack Hedley
Graham Jesson
Rosemary Leach
Mrs Gaines
John Le Mesurier
Stephen
Gwen Cherrel
Dolly
Jumoke Debayo
Mrs Harris
Madeline Hinde
Grace
Ann Firbank
Melanie Harvey
Christopher Benjamin
Porter
David Cook
School Master
Jack Harding
Ilse
Marco Orlandini
Dominic Jesson
Benjamin Edney
Alistair Jesson
Patricia Franklin
Beryl
Ernest C Jennings
Maggie Walker
Christopher Hammond
Norman Mitchell
Crew
Eric Allwright
Makeup
Duane C Bogie
Executive Producer
John Bowne
Screenwriter
Rosemary Burrows
Costume Supervisor
Cecil Clarke
Producer
Noel Coward
Play As Source Material
Bill Daniels
Sound Recordist
Penny Daniels
Continuity
Beatrice Dawson
Costumes
Dominic Fulford
Assistant Director
Dennis Holt
Associate Producer
Arthur Ibbetson
Director Of Photography
Mike Le Mare
Dubbing Editor
Gordon K. Mccallum
Dubbing Mixer
Cyril Ornadel
Music
Cyril Ornadel
Music Conductor
John Owen
Casting Director
Barbara Ritchie
Hair
Peter Roden
Art Director
Donald Toms
Production Manager
Peter Weatherley
Editor
Paul Wilson
Camera Operator
Film Details
Also Known As
Hallmark Hall of Fame (11/12/74)
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1974
Production Company
NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; Pinewood Studios, Ltd.; Rank Film Laboratory
Distribution Company
Itc Entertainment Group
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
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Aired in United States November 12, 1974
Telecast as a presentation of "Hallmark Hall of Fame."
