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1962
1h 40m
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1962

Runtime

1h 40m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"Who is Fool? The Woman Who Would Kill for Love? The Wife Who Would Give Her Life for Her Love? Or the Husband Who Would Look "Elsewhere" for Love?"

After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Sep 14, 1962
Languages
English
Director
Robert Stevens
Production
De Grunwald Productions
De Grunwald Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

27 Cast Members

Susan Hayward

Susan Hayward

Christine Allison

Peter Finch

Peter Finch

Stephen Dane

Diane Cilento

Diane Cilento

Liane Dane

Cyril Cusack

Cyril Cusack

Captain Ferris

Kieron Moore

Kieron Moore

Roscoe

Richard Wattis

Richard Wattis

Ebblington

Athene Seyler

Athene Seyler

Aunt Heather Chandler

Miriam Karlin

Miriam Karlin

Woman in the Black Maria

Laurence Naismith

Laurence Naismith

O'Grady

J.G. Devlin

J.G. Devlin

Coroner

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

Judge

Richard Leech

Richard Leech

Irish Doctor

Brenda De Banzie

Brenda De Banzie

Nurse Drew

Yolande Turner

Yolande Turner

Polly

Marguerite Brennan

Irish Barmaid

Judith Furse

Judith Furse

1st Wardress

Peter Sallis

Peter Sallis

Sleazy Doctor

Joan Benham

Joan Benham

Restaurant Manager

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Landlady

Edwin Apps

Junior Counsel (uncredited)

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