One dark summer night, Francesca Cunningham, a once world famed pianist, escapes from her hospital room and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a local bridge. She is rescued and taken ...
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| James Mason | ... | Nicholas | |
| Ann Todd | ... | Francesca | |
| Herbert Lom | ... | Dr. Larsen | |
| Hugh McDermott | ... | Peter Gay | |
| Albert Lieven | ... | Maxwell Leyden | |
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Yvonne Owen | ... | Susan Brook |
| David Horne | ... | Dr. Kendall | |
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Manning Whiley | ... | Dr. Irving |
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Grace Allardyce | ... | Nurse |
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Ernest Davies | ... | Parker |
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John Slater | ... | James |
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Arnold Goldsborough | ... | Conductor |
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Muir Mathieson | ... | Conductor |
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One dark summer night, Francesca Cunningham, a once world famed pianist, escapes from her hospital room and tries to commit suicide by jumping off a local bridge. She is rescued and taken back to the hospital and undergoes psychological treatment by Dr. Larsen. Larsen, desperately wants to know the events and persons who drove her to this state and help her. He makes Francesca talk about her past - a past with a controlling guardian, Nicholas, no friends, kept apart from the man she loved and forced to practice the piano 5-6 hours a day. Written by Kelly
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Country:
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15 February 1946 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London, England, UKEdit
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Actor James Mason: "This was Sydney Box's and Ann Todd's film. But director Compton Bennett and I also profited from its success. 'Welcome' mats were spread out for us in Hollywood." See more »Goofs
Francesca is about to make her continental debut and her former school friend Susan visits before the concert. When Nicholas enters the dressing room, Susan is heard speaking while her reflection can be seen in a mirror behind Francesca (her spoken words aren't synchronized with her reflected image). See more »Contribute to This Page
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This is a true classic. If you can appreciate a film as a work of art, regardless of whether it represents the genre you like, then this will be in your list of great movies. Like all movies about relationships between men and woman, it will be open season for the kooks trying to work off their own personal problems, but take it at its face value. Ignore the political correctness parasites and appreciate the movie.
James Mason's portrayal of a man who was hiding from the world but eventually found something to bring him back into it - a flawed but selfless love - is a work of genius. Ann Todd is excellent also, as the young girl who becomes a famous pianist under his direction. Herbert Lom, playing the character role of a psychiatrist, is brilliant.
It is a melodrama, but very, very well done, with great acting.