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Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 28 points higher than audiences do.
166 audience votes
Key crew
- Joseph LoseyDirector
- Harold PinterScreenplay
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Julie ChristieLady Marian Trimingham
- Alan BatesTed Burgess
- Edward FoxHugh Trimingham
- Michael RedgraveThe Older Leo Colston
- Dominic GuardThe Young Leo Colston
- Margaret LeightonMrs Maudsley
- Michael GoughMr Maudsley
- Richard GibsonMarcus Maudsley
- Simon Hume-KendallDenys
- Roger Lloyd PackCharles
- Amaryllis GarnettKate
- Keith BuckleyStubbs
Stills
Themes
countrysidebased on novel or bookenglandforbidden lovecricketbirthday partynorfolk1900s