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The Astonished Heart (1950)

A daring experiment in love!

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 25M

Director : Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher

Synopsis

Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by. But Leonora could do without Barbara's husband, Christian (Noel Coward), whom she finds arrogant and off-putting ... at first. One evening alone together, romance is set ablaze, leaving Christian with a lot of explaining to do to Barbara.

Actors

Celia Johnson
Celia Johnson
Barbara Faber
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Dr. Christian Faber
Margaret Leighton
Margaret Leighton
Leonora Vail
Joyce Carey
Joyce Carey
Susan Birch
Graham Payn
Graham Payn
Tim Verney
Michael Hordern
Michael Hordern
Ernest
Amy Veness
Amy Veness
Alice Smith
Ralph Michael
Ralph Michael
Philip Lucas
Patricia Glyn
Patricia Glyn
Helen
Alan Webb
Alan Webb
Sir Reginald
Everley Gregg
Everley Gregg
Miss Harper
John Salew
John Salew
Soames

Crews

Antony Darnborough
Antony Darnborough
Director
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher
Director
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Writer
Antony Darnborough
Antony Darnborough
Producer
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Original Music Composer
Jack Asher
Jack Asher
Director of Photography
Vladimir Sagovsky
Vladimir Sagovsky
Editor
Maurice Carter
Maurice Carter
Art Direction
W.T. Partleton
W.T. Partleton
Makeup Artist
Hugh Attwooll
Hugh Attwooll
Production Manager
Ernest Morris
Ernest Morris
Assistant Director
George Provis
George Provis
Supervising Art Director
Reg Barnes Heath
Reg Barnes Heath
Sound Recordist
Gordon K. McCallum
Gordon K. McCallum
Sound Recordist
Len Harris
Len Harris
Camera Operator
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Conductor
Arthur Alcott
Arthur Alcott
Production Controller

Posters and backgrounds

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