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Lease of Life ()

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The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.
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William Thorne
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Vera Thorne
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Susan Thorne
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Martin Blake
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The Dean
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The Headmaster
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Foley
Robert Sandford ...
The Boy with the Book
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Verger
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Dr. Pembury
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The Solicitor
Frederick Piper ...
The Jeweller
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Mrs. Sproatley
Beckett Bould ...
Sproatley
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Carter
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Miss Calthorp
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Miss Calthorp's Friend
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Mr. Black
Russell Waters ...
Mr. Russell
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Spooner
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The Bookdealer
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The Policeman
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A Doctor
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Mistress of Ceremonies
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Wendy Adams ...
Bit part (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth ...
Cathedral Congregation Member (uncredited)
Wallace Bosco ...
Cathedral Congregation Member in Procession (uncredited)
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Engine Driver (uncredited)
Pat Hagan ...
Train Passenger Walking Along Platform (uncredited)
Mandy Harper ...
Child on Bus (uncredited)
Reginald Hearne ...
Parent in Cathedral (uncredited)
Ned Hood ...
Cathedral Congregation Member in Procession (uncredited)
Jack Mandeville ...
Cathedral Congregation Member (uncredited)
Richard Neller ...
Member of Church Congregation (uncredited)
Cecil Paul ...
Cathedral Congregation Member (uncredited)
Tony Spears ...
Train Passenger Walking Along Platform (uncredited)
Joe Wadham ...
Train Passenger Walking Along Platform (uncredited)

Directed by

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Charles Frend

Written by

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Frank Baker ... (adapted from a story by)
 
Patrick Jenkins ... (from an idea by)
 
Eric Ambler ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Michael Balcon ... producer
Jack Rix ... associate producer

Music by

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Alan Rawsthorne

Cinematography by

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Douglas Slocombe ... director of photography

Editing by

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Peter Tanner

Editorial Department

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Harry Aldous ... first assistant editor (uncredited)
Rusty Coppleman ... second assistant editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Jim Morahan

Costume Design by

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Anthony Mendleson ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Harry Frampton ... makeup artist
Daphne Martin ... hair stylist
Maude Onslow ... hairdresser (uncredited)
Harry Wilton ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Hal Mason ... production supervisor
David Peers ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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David Middlemas ... assistant director
John Assig ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Christopher Barry ... first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Stanley Adams ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Norman Dorme ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Allan Harris ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Tony Rimmington ... draughtsman (uncredited)
Jack Shampan ... chief draughtsman (uncredited)
Len Wills ... assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Arthur Bradburn ... recordist
Stephen Dalby ... sound supervisor
Robert R. Healy ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
Peter Lacey ... assistant boom operator (uncredited)
Ray Palmer ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
W. Robson ... sound camera operator (uncredited)
Eric Stockl ... dubbing crew (uncredited)
Gordon Stone ... dubbing editor (uncredited)
Cyril Swern ... boom operator (uncredited)

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Geoffrey Dickinson ... special processes

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jeff Seaholme ... camera operator
Paul Beeson ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Roy Gough ... still photographer (uncredited)
Ted Lockhart ... grip (uncredited)
Michael Shepherd ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Hugh Wilson ... focus puller (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anthony Mendleson ... wardrobe supervisor
Ben Foster ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Irene Kohler ... musician: piano
Dock Mathieson ... conductor
London Symphony Orchestra ... orchestra (uncredited)
Gerard Schurmann ... composer: additional music (uncredited) / orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jean Graham ... continuity / script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Edward Carpenter ... technical adviser
Humphrey Fisher ... technical adviser
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Storyline

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Taglines A picture for every man who has a woman - for every woman who believes in one man. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nearer to Heaven (Canada, English title)
  • De pastorie van Hinton (Netherlands)
  • Escândalo na Aldeia (Portugal)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Early on in the film, when Reverend William Thorne (Robert Donat) and his wife in the vicarage, they are discussing a book being returned to them. It's a copy of The 39 Steps (by John Buchan). Robert Donat (Rev Thorne) played Hannay in Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 film of The 39 Steps. See more »
Goofs When the the vicar's daughter leaves by train for an interview in London, the train leaves from an open through platform, but when she returns the train pulls into a mainline terminus station. See more »
Movie Connections References The 39 Steps (1935). See more »
Soundtracks Water Music See more »
Quotes Vera Thorne: You can't have someone of Susan's talent teaching village children their five-finger exercises. It would be like harnessing a race horse to a farm cart.
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