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The L-Shaped Room (1962)

Sex is not a forbidden word

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Bryan Forbes

Synopsis

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.

Actors

Leslie Caron
Leslie Caron
Jane Fosset
Tom Bell
Tom Bell
Toby
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
Johnny
Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Charlie
Avis Bunnage
Avis Bunnage
Doris
Patricia Phoenix
Patricia Phoenix
Sonia
Cicely Courtneidge
Cicely Courtneidge
Mavis
Verity Edmett
Verity Edmett
Jane II
Tony Booth
Tony Booth
Youth in Street
Harry Locke
Harry Locke
Newsagent
Ellen Dryden
Ellen Dryden
Girl in Newsagent's
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Dr. Weaver
Jennifer White
Jennifer White
Monica
Gerry Duggan
Gerry Duggan
Bert
Joan Ingram
Joan Ingram
Woman in Park
Mark Eden
Mark Eden
Terry
Stanley Morgan
Stanley Morgan
Waiter in Club
Gerald Sim
Gerald Sim
Doctor in Hospital
Pamela Sholto
Pamela Sholto
Nurse
Ruth Burns
Ruth Burns
Nurse
Diane Clare
Diane Clare
Nurse
Arthur White
Arthur White
Milkman
Nanette Newman
Nanette Newman
Girl at End
Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh
Prostitute (uncredited)

Crews

Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes
Director
Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banks
Writer
Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes
Writer
Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Producer
James Woolf
James Woolf
Producer
John Woolf
John Woolf
Producer
Douglas Slocombe
Douglas Slocombe
Director of Photography
Anthony Harvey
Anthony Harvey
Editor
Jenia Reissar
Jenia Reissar
Casting
Ray Simm
Ray Simm
Art Direction
Helen Whitson
Helen Whitson
Continuity
Penny Daniels
Penny Daniels
Continuity
Percy Godbold
Percy Godbold
Property Buyer
Basil Mannin
Basil Mannin
Scenic Artist
Laurie Ridley
Laurie Ridley
Still Photographer
John Barry
John Barry
Compositor

Trailers and other movies

Leslie Caron on The L-Shaped Room  | BFI
L Shaped Room, The   U S  Trailer

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