The Passionate Friends (Original title)One Woman's Story (Alternative title)
Date: 14 March 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: David Lean
Synopsis: Despite Steven Stratton's proposal of marriage, Mary Justin marries a wealthy banker whom she does not love. Years later Mary and Steven meet again.
Genre: Romance
Releases
Date: 1948Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8154 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1948Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified
Date: 1991Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified
Date: 2002Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified
Date: 2008Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified
Date: August 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: At home/DVD reissues: The David Lean Centenary CollectionAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set review.
In: Empire n229 July 2008 Page: 62
Title: In cinemas: The Passionate FriendsAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v175 n8 21 May 1949
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v175 n8 21 May 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n182 February 1949 Page: 22
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n182 February 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v72 n5758 28 Jan 1949 Page: 7
Title: [Today's Cinema - v72 n5758 28 Jan 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 19
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(30)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8155 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-666457
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467422
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: DVDDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450654
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital Audio TapeDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450653
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Digital materials(4)
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:30:38 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502998
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:30:38 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502998-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:32:20 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502997-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:32:20 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502997
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(4)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376101
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: HD Cam SRDuration: 90.29 minutesBFI identifier: C-1494468
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: DVDDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450654
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital Audio TapeDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450653
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(22)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7793 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-124372
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7643 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-124374
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8155 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-666457
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467422
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7779 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-515852
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8160 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-515854
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: Combined as MuteLength: 8155 FeetBFI identifier: C-666455
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467421
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8160 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-124378
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 568 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-714597
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7763 FeetBFI identifier: C-714598
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 496 FeetBFI identifier: C-779644
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetStock date: 1999BFI identifier: C-1192325
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467420
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7771 FeetBFI identifier: C-1192326
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-43610
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1466250
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-714596
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 7771 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-714595
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 8155 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-666456
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7771 FeetBFI identifier: C-1192327
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 8160 FeetStock date: 2008BFI identifier: C-1450655
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 14 March 1949 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: David Lean
Synopsis: Despite Steven Stratton's proposal of marriage, Mary Justin marries a wealthy banker whom she does not love. Years later Mary and Steven meet again.
Genre: Romance
Releases
Date: 1948Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 91 mins Length: 8154 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 1948Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: not specified
Date: 1991Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified
Date: 2002Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified
Date: 2008Country: United KingdomRelease type: RestorationFormat: not specified
Date: August 2015Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 95 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
(30)
[Original Director]: Ronald Neame, ©/Production Company: Pinewood Films, Production Company: Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Presents: The Rank Organisation, Producer: Ronald Neame, Associate Producer: Norman Spencer, Assistant Director: George Pollock, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Lawrence G. Knight, Continuity: Margaret Sibley, Screen Play: Eric Ambler, Adaptation: David Lean, Adaptation: Stanley Haynes, Based on the novel by: H.G. Wells, Photographed by: Guy Green, Camera Operator: Oswald Morris, Editor: Geoffrey Foot, [Original Editor]: Jack Harris, Assistant Art Director: Tim Hopewell-ash, Sets Designed by: John Bryan, Costume Designs: Margaret Furse, Hairdressing: Biddy Chrystal, Music Composed by: Richard Addinsell, [Music] Played by: The Philharmonia Orchestra, [Music] Conducted by: Muir Mathieson, Sound Recordist: Stanley Lambourne, Gordon K. McCallum, [1st Assistant Dubbing Mixer]: Peter T. Davies, Dubbing Editor: Winston Ryder, Studio: Pinewood Studios
Cast
(20)
Ann Todd (Mary Justin), Claude Rains (Howard Justin), Trevor Howard (Steven Stratton), Betty Ann Davies (Joan Layton), Isabel Dean (Pat), Arthur Howard ([Smith, the butler]), Marcel Poncin ([hall porter]), Guido Lorraine ([hotel manager]), Wilfrid Hyde White ([lawyer]), Hélène Burls ([flowerwoman]), Natasha Sokolova ([chambermaid]), Jean Serrett ([emigration official]), Frances Waring ([charwoman]), Wanda Rogerson ([2nd bridge guest]), Helen Piers ([1st woman, Albert Hall]), Ina Pelly ([2nd woman, Albert Hall]), John Huson ([1st man, Albert Hall]), John Unwin ([2nd man, Albert Hall]), Max Earl ([3rd man, Albert Hall]), Marius Goring ([originally cast as Steven Stratton])
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(6)
In: Empire n231 September 2008 Pages: 156-157Title: At home/DVD reissues: The David Lean Centenary CollectionAuthor: Nathan, IanArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set review.
In: Empire n229 July 2008 Page: 62
Title: In cinemas: The Passionate FriendsAuthor: PETERS, Patrick Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v175 n8 21 May 1949
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v175 n8 21 May 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v16 n182 February 1949 Page: 22
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v16 n182 February 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v72 n5758 28 Jan 1949 Page: 7
Title: [Today's Cinema - v72 n5758 28 Jan 1949: no known title]Language: English
In: Page: 19
Title: [ - : no known title]
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(30)
Accessible materials to view(4)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8155 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-666457
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467422
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: DVDDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450654
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital Audio TapeDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450653
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Digital materials(4)
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:30:38 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502998
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:30:38 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502998-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:32:20 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502997-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:32:20 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-502997
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Video materials(4)
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-376101
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: HD Cam SRDuration: 90.29 minutesBFI identifier: C-1494468
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: DVDDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450654
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital Audio TapeDuration: 90.45 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALBFI identifier: C-1450653
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Film materials(22)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7793 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-124372
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7643 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-124374
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 8155 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-666457
Status: Viewing - Viewing experience and projection may be compromised by condition of film print (servicing required)
Description: 35mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467422
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7779 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-515852
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8160 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-515854
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: CTASound: Combined as MuteLength: 8155 FeetBFI identifier: C-666455
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Dupe NegativeBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467421
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 8160 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-124378
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 568 FeetStock date: 1948BFI identifier: C-714597
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 7763 FeetBFI identifier: C-714598
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: NitrateSound: CombinedLength: 496 FeetBFI identifier: C-779644
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: PolyesterSound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetStock date: 1999BFI identifier: C-1192325
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Duplicating PositiveBase: SafetySound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-1467420
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7771 FeetBFI identifier: C-1192326
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: SafetySound: SoundBFI identifier: N-43610
Status: On loan - Restricted access to film on loan to BFI
Description: 35mm Master PositiveBase: AcetateSound: SoundBFI identifier: C-1466250
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: NitrateSound: MuteLength: 7775 FeetBFI identifier: C-714596
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Original NegativeBase: MixedSound: SoundLength: 7771 FeetStock date: 1949BFI identifier: C-714595
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 8155 FeetStock date: 1991BFI identifier: C-666456
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: SafetySound: SoundLength: 7771 FeetBFI identifier: C-1192327
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film - suitable for duplication
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: PolyesterSound: SoundLength: 8160 FeetStock date: 2008BFI identifier: C-1450655
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film