The Astonished Heart
1950
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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.
Key facts
Cast
Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, Margaret Leighton, Joyce Carey, Graham Payn, Michael Hordern, Amy Veness, Ralph Michael
Original language
English
First release
March 17, 1950 (United Kingdom)
Production companies
Gainsborough Pictures
Setting
London
Filming locations
Pinewood Studios
Crew
Screenplay
Noël Coward
Producer
Antony Darnborough
Cinematography
Jack Asher
Editing
Vladimir Sagovsky
Music
Noël Coward
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Festival History
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | March 17, 1950 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher |
| Cast | Celia Johnson (Barbara Faber), Noël Coward (Dr. Christian Faber), Margaret Leighton (Leonora Vail), Joyce Carey (Susan Birch), Graham Payn (Tim Verney), Michael Hordern (Ernest), Amy Veness (Alice Smith), Ralph Michael (Philip Lucas), Patricia Glyn (Helen), Alan Webb (Sir Reginald), Everley Gregg (Miss Harper), John Salew (Soames) |
| Screenplay | Noël Coward |
| Producer | Antony Darnborough |
| Cinematography | Jack Asher |
| Editing | Vladimir Sagovsky |
| Music | Noël Coward |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
