The Astonished Heart

Mar 17, 1950

1h 25m

★ 3.8

A daring experiment in love!

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Gainsborough Pictures

Sydney Box Productions

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Cast

Barbara Faber

Celia Johnson

Dr. Christian Faber

Noël Coward

Leonora Vail

Margaret Leighton

Susan Birch

Joyce Carey

Tim Verney

Graham Payn

Ernest

Michael Hordern

Alice Smith

Amy Veness

Philip Lucas

Ralph Michael

Helen

Patricia Glyn

Sir Reginald

Alan Webb

Miss Harper

Everley Gregg

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