The Passionate Friends (1949)

United Kingdom, 91 min
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Basic facts

Original title The Passionate Friends
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1949-05-02

Cast

Ann Todd
Mary Justin

Claude Rains
Howard Justin

Trevor Howard
professor Steven Stratton

Betty Ann Davies
Miss Joan Layton

Isabel Dean
Pat Stratton

Arthur Howard
Smith, butler

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Titles

Original title
  • The Passionate Friends
Swedish release title
  • Längtan

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Script Supervisor
Adaptation
Associate Producer
Orchestra
Conductor
Assistant Production Designer
Costume Designer
Hair Stylist
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer
Presented by

Cast

Ann Todd Mary Justin
Claude Rains Howard Justin
Trevor Howard professor Steven Stratton
Betty Ann Davies Miss Joan Layton
Isabel Dean Pat Stratton
- Ej krediterade:
Arthur Howard Smith, butler
Guido Lorraine hotelldirektören
Marcel Poncin vaktmästare
Natasha Sokolova kammarjungfru
Hélène Burls blomsterförsäljerska
Jean Serret emigrationstjänsteman
Frances Waring städerska
Wenda Rogerson bridgespelare
Helen Piers första kvinna i Albert Hall
Ina Pelly andra kvinnan i Albert Hall
John Huson första mannen i Albert Hall
John Unwin andra mannen i Albert Hall
Max Earle tredje mannen i Albert Hall
Wilfrid Hyde-White advokat

Companies

Production Company Cineguild Ltd.
Pinewood Films
Copyright Pinewood Films 1948
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Film AB Eagle-Lion 1949

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 75159
Date 1949-04-21
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2470 meters
Notes Speltid: 90 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2485 meter
Length in minutes 91 min


Original work

Original title The Passionate Friends (Novel)
Author H.G. Wells


Production location

1948 1948
Pinewood Studios Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom
Chamonix, Haute-Savoie France
Lac d'Annecy Annecy, Haute-Savoie France

Release dates

First showing 1949-01-26 United Kingdom
Release in Sweden 1949-05-02 Röda Kvarn Stockholm Sweden 90 min
TV showing 1970-10-24 TV2 Sweden
1980-04-12 TV2 Sweden
1995-06-01 TV3 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 1996-08-27 Sweden
1996-08-28 Sweden
TV showing 1996-11-06 TV3 Sweden
Cinematheque screening 2003-03-12 Bio Victor Stockholm Sweden 86 min
2003-03-15 Sture Stockholm Sweden 86 min
Censurbeslut 2023-06-28 Helsinki Finland
2023-07-01 Helsinki Finland

Soundtrack listing

Original title Auld Lang Syne
Lyrics Robert Burns (dock ej första strofen)


Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2352


Holdings Scripts

Script type Synopsis


Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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