The Buttercup Chain

Sep 24, 1970

1h 35m

★ 4.9

When two people are in love they're a couple. When four people are in love they're the Buttercup Chain.

Overview

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and resumes her intimate connection with France.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

The Buttercup Chain Trailers

Cast

Margaret

Jane Asher

France

Hywel Bennett

Fred

Sven-Bertil Taube

Manny

Leigh Taylor-Young

George

Clive Revill

The Driver

Michael Elphick

Ullah

Yutte Stensgaard

Roy Dotrice

Jonathan Burn

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