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16 February 1989 (Australia) more
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For every man and every woman there is that one great love. A love that touches the heart fires the soul and lingers in the memory forever.
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Cast

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James Wilby ... Mr. Ashton
Imogen Stubbs ... Megan David
Susannah York ... Mrs. Narracombe
Kenneth Colley ... Jim (as Ken Colley)
Jerome Flynn ... Joe Narracombe
Lee Billett ... Nick
Oliver Perry ... Rick
Harry Burton ... Garton

Sophie Ward ... Stella Halliday
John Elmes ... Mr. Halliday
Camilla Power ... Sabina Halliday
Juliette Fleming ... Freda Halliday
Sukie Smith ... Betsy
John Savident ... Bank Clerk
Rachel Joyce ... Post Office Girl
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95 min
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I Know You're Out There Somewhere more

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A beautifully photographed and acted masterpiece!, 19 November 1999
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Author: Veit from United States

This film, though little noticed by the general moviegoing public, is a beautifully photographed and acted masterpiece. It is a bittersweet tale of lost love, based on a short story ("The Apple Tree") by John Galsworthy. Most of the film, in writer Penelope Mortimer's skillful adaptation, is presented as a flashback -- sandwiched by an introduction and coda that are devastatingly poignant. Piers Haggard directs with a lighthanded touch that makes the characters seem utterly real. I cannot recommend this film too highly. Every time I view it, I am overwhelmed anew by its intense vision of human nature. A gem!

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