Sin of Esther Waters (1948)
"Esther Waters" (original title)

Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off with his employer's daughter. Left alone to bring up the child, ... See full summary »

Directors:

Ian Dalrymple, Peter Proud

Writers:

Michael Gordon, George Moore (novel),

Stars:

Kathleen Ryan, Dirk Bogarde, Cyril Cusack

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kathleen Ryan	...	Esther Waters
Dirk Bogarde	...	William Latch
Cyril Cusack	...	Fred
Ivor Barnard	...	John Randall
Fay Compton	...	Mrs. Barfield
Margaret Diamond	...	Sarah
George Hayes	...	Journeyman
Morland Graham	...	Ketley
Mary Clare	...	Mrs. Latch
Pauline Jameson	...	Hospital Nurse
Shelagh Fraser	...	Margaret
Margaret Withers	...	Grover
Julian D'Albie	...	Squire Barfield
Nuna Davey	...	Matron
Beryl Measor	...	Mrs. Spires

Storyline

Esther goes into service in Victorian England, only to be seduced by the sweet talking groom William, who then takes off with his employer's daughter. Left alone to bring up the child, Esther manages and after 7 years has a chance at happiness. Then William turns up again...

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Plot Keywords:

horse racing | unwed mother | class differences | based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 September 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sin of Esther Waters

Filming Locations:

Folkington Manor, Folkington, East Sussex, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Producers, Wessex Film Productions Ltd.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 69 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dirk Bogarde was first asked to play another role.

User Reviews

Handsomely mounted Victorian drama

I waited up until 2:00 am to see this film back in 1964. Very well done and I was surprised with all the attention paid to "Upstairs;Downstairs" that this film has not made it to video.

The period detail is outstanding and Dirk Borgarde gives a very good performance as does Kathleen Ryan. I have read that Dirk's younger brother played his "son" in this film. By all means, if you have a chance to view this, do so.