The Passionate Friends (1949 film)
| The Passionate Friends | |
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| Directed by | David Lean |
| Written by | Eric Ambler Stanley Haynes David Lean H. G. Wells |
| Based on | The Passionate Friends by H.G. Wells |
| Produced by | Ronald Neame |
| Starring | Ann Todd Claude Rains Trevor Howard |
| Cinematography | Guy Green |
| Edited by | Geoffrey Foot |
| Music by | Richard Addinsell |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £346,800 |
| Box office | £219,400 |
The Passionate Friends is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by David Lean and starring Ann Todd, Claude Rains and Trevor Howard. The film is based on The Passionate Friends: A Novel (1913) by H. G. Wells. It describes a love triangle in which a woman cannot give up her affair with another man. The film was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.