The Years Between (film)
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| Directed by | Compton Bennett |
| Produced by | Sydney Box Betty E. Box |
| Written by | Muriel Box Sydney Box |
| Based on | the play by Daphne Du Maurier |
| Starring | Michael Redgrave Valerie Hobson Flora Robson |
| Music by | Benjamin Frankel |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Wyer |
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8 July 1946 |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £153,000 (UK) (by July 1953)[1] |
The Years Between (1946) is a British film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson and Flora Robson in an adaptation of The Years Between by Daphne du Maurier.
Plot
The film charts the homecoming of a British MI6 officer, who had been working with the French Resistance and was presumed dead. His wife is about to marry again, and to become an MP, and all must now readjust to the new situation.[2][3]
Cast
- Michael Redgrave as Michael Wentworth
- Valerie Hobson as Diana Wentworth
- Flora Robson as Nanny
- James McKechnie as Richard Llewellyn
- Felix Aylmer as Sir Ernest Foster
- Dulcie Gray as Jill
- John Gilpin as Robin Wentworth
- Edward Rigby as Postman
- Esma Cannon as Effie
- Lyn Evans as Ames
- Wylie Watson as Venning
- Yvonne Owen as Alice
- Muriel Aked as Mrs. May
- Joss Ambler as Atherton
- Ernest Butcher as Old Man
Release
According to trade papers, the film was a "notable box office attraction" at British cinemas.[4]
Critical reception
The New York Times wrote, "an intimate and sometimes touching tale...Intelligently handled by Compton Bennett who directed the drama with an eye toward distilling character and perception from his cast...But it is rather unfortunate that the cast's intense and genuine portrayals are not matched by the over-all effect of this serious but heavy vehicle." [5]
References
- ↑ Andrew Spicer, Sydney Box Manchester Uni Press 2006 p 210
- ↑ IMDB entry
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- ↑ Robert Murphy, Realism and Tinsel: Cinema and Society in Britain 1939-48 2003 p209
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Years Between at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
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