The Passionate Friends (1949)

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Their affair took on a life of its own.

A woman is torn between the love of her life, who's married to someone else, and her older husband.

• Released: 1949-01-26
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 63 votes

Directed by David Lean.

Top cast

• Ann Todd as Mary Justin
• Claude Rains as Howard Justin
• Trevor Howard as Prof. Steven Stratton
• Betty Ann Davies as Joan Layton
• Isabel Dean as Pat Stratton
• Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lawyer
• Arthur Howard as Smith - the Butler
• Guido Lorraine as Hotel Manager
• Marcel Poncin as Hall Porter
• Natasha Sokolova as Chambermaid

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Passionate Friends

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store

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