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6.9/10   93 votes
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Director:
Alan Bridges
Writers:
L.P. Hartley (novel)
Wolf Mankowitz (writer)
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Release Date:
18 August 1973 (Sweden) more
Genre:
Drama more
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Awards:
Won 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
A study in British societal values more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Robert Shaw ... Steven Ledbetter
Sarah Miles ... Lady Franklin
Peter Egan ... Captain Hugh Cantrip
Caroline Mortimer ... Connie
Elizabeth Sellars ... Lady Franklin's mother
Ian Hogg ... Davis
Christine Hargreaves ... Doreen
Lyndon Brook ... Doctor
Patricia Lawrence ... Mrs. Hansen
Petra Markham ... Edith
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernest C. Jennings
Alison Leggatt
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Additional Details

Runtime:
108 min | USA:95 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | UK:A (original rating)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Lady Franklin: [Asking Hugh about his wartime experiences] Was it very bad?
Captain Hugh Cantrip: [There is a telling silence: we cannot see his expression because of the shadows]
Lady Franklin: Well, you're back now.
Captain Hugh Cantrip: [as light and shadow flicker across his face] Am I? Sometimes I wonder...
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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
A study in British societal values, 8 June 2001
8/10
Author: lora64 from Canada

This is a thoughtful film that lays bare the inequities of the so-called upper class and those who work for them, the haves and have-nots. Robert Shaw does a creditable job in his role as the obliging, correct chauffeur, Steven Ledbetter, who helps Lady Franklin (Sarah Miles) overcome her mental depression at the outset. However, Steven has many mixed feelings regarding this lady of the upper class. He inevitably falls in love with her, which of course is overstepping the societal boundaries that separate them.

I have not read anything prior to this and only judge the movie as I have seen it. I consider it a very honest story about the realities of daily living and the conflict of what we might wish or expect from life and what we get. It's a fine drama worth seeing again.

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