Steve Howard, a British sales executive living in Middlesex, England, begins an affair with a young hitchhiker, Ella Patterson, to emotionally get away from his marriage to his wife Frances...
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Title: Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Rod Steiger | ... | Steve Howard | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Frances Howard | |
| Judy Geeson | ... | Ella Patterson | |
| Peggy Ashcroft | ... | Belle | |
| Paul Rogers | ... | Jack Roberts | |
| Lynn Farleigh | ... | Janet | |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | ... | Marcia | |
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Sheila Allen | ... | Beth |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Diana Webster | |||
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Steve Howard, a British sales executive living in Middlesex, England, begins an affair with a young hitchhiker, Ella Patterson, to emotionally get away from his marriage to his wife Frances. But when Ella moves into a room in Steve and Frances's house, he must keep the true nature of his relationship with Ella under wraps at all costs.
Plot Keywords:
older man younger woman | middlesex england | sales executive | female hitchhiker | infidelity |Taglines:
"Hello Mrs. Howard, I'm a Friend of Mr. Howard's" See more »Genres:
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Country:
UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
6 October 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
2 durch 3 geht nicht See more »Filming Locations:
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It's so seventies. I can even smell it like before the rain. A silent cold war that brought back all my life before my eyes again. And in the end everything goes up in flames like a volcano. It's real, because I watched it before and it was no movie. Brilliant, exceptional performance. And Claire Bloom. There I must stop. I am too small for such a great show. She does not need to talk even. Her eyes are saying a thousand words. Absolutely wonderful. This is the fifteenth film where I had the privilege of watching her performance. This is the fifteenth time where she is a completely different person. Even her voice is changed. Terry, Lady Anne, Barsine, Theodora ... and down on earth again with such pain, kindness and anger. Claire Bloom ...