Die große Leidenschaft (1949)
Mary Justin ist hin- und hergerissen zwischen zwei Männern: einerseits ihrem jetzigen Ehemann Howard Justin und andererseits ihrer Jugendliebe Steve Stratton. Denn während eines Ferienaufenthalts in der Schweiz kommen Marys Erinnerungen an ihre Liebesgeschichte mit Steven wieder hoch, die in Rückblenden erzählt wird. Neun Jahre zuvor hatte sich Mary gegen eine Beziehung mit Steven entschieden, doch als sie ihm nun prompt am nächsten Tag in ihrem Hotel zufällig begegnet, gerät ihre Gefühlswelt aufs Neue komplett durcheinander. Für welchen Mann wird sich Mary dieses Mal entscheiden?
Der Regisseur:
David Lean
Der Autor:
Eric Ambler
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Ann Todd as Mary Justin |
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Claude Rains as Howard Justin |
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Trevor Howard as Prof. Steven Stratton |
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Betty Ann Davies as Joan Layton |
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Isabel Dean as Pat Stratton |
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Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lawyer |
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Arthur Howard as Smith - the Butler |
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Guido Lorraine as Hotel Manager |
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Marcel Poncin as Hall Porter |
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Natasha Sokolova as Chambermaid |
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Hélène Burls as Flowerwoman |
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John Serret as Emigration Official |
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Frances Waring as Charwoman |
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Wenda Rogerson as Bridge Guest |
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Helen Piers as 1st Woman - Albert Hall |
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Ina Pelly as 2nd Woman - Albert Hall |
| Directing | David Lean | Director |
| Writing | H. G. Wells | Novel |
| Writing | David Lean | Adaptation |
| Sound | Richard Addinsell | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ronald Neame | Producer |
| Production | Eric Ambler | Producer |
| Camera | Guy Green | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Geoffrey Foot | Editor |
| Editing | Clive Donner | Editor |
| Editing | Jack Harris | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret Furse | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Biddy Chrystal | Hairstylist |
| Directing | George Pollock | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Eric Ambler | Screenplay |
| Writing | Stanley Haynes | Adaptation |
| Camera | Oswald Morris | Camera Operator |
| Art | T. Hopewell Ash | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Stanley Lambourne | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Winston Ryder | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Maggie Unsworth | Continuity |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Production | Norman Spencer | Associate Producer |
| Art | John Bryan | Set Designer |