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Frieda (Original title)
Dates: 1947 (Copyright), 28 July 1947 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Basil Dearden

Synopsis: An RAF officer brings home a German bride at the end of the war and experiences the disapproval of family and friends.

Genres:
Melodrama, War

Subjects:
World War II, Aftermath of war
Releases
Date: 1947Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Length: 7286 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: July 2019Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 98 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer

Credits (47)
©: Ealing Studios, An Ealing Studios Production: Ealing Studios, Released through: General Film Distributors, Produced by: Michael Balcon, Associate Producer: Michael Relph, Unit Manager: Ralph D. Hogg, Production Supervisor: Hal Mason, [Assistant Director]: Harry Kratz, [Assistant Director (2nd)]: Gordon L.T. Scott, [Assistant Director (3rd)]: Cyril Pope, [Continuity]: Yvonne Axworthy, [Assistant Continuity]: Felicia Manheim, Screenplay by: Angus MacPhail, Ronald Millar, [Based on the Play] By: Ronald Millar, Director of Photography: Gordon Dines, Exterior Photography: Lionel Banes, Camera Operator: Jack Parker, [Focus Puller]: Paul Beeson, [Clapper Loader]: Alex Douet, [Stills]: Eddie Orton, Special Effects: Cliff Richardson, Editor: Les Norman, [Assembly Cutter]: Seth Holt, Barbara Bennett, [Assistant Editor]: Teddy Obolensky, Production Designer: Michael Relph, Art Director: Jim Morahan, [Assistant Art Director]: Andrew Low, [Draughtsman]: Heather Armitage, Len Wills, Dresses: Bianca Mosca, [Wardrobe Supervisor]: Marion Horn, [Wardrobe Master]: Ernest Farrar, [Wardrobe Mistress]: Lily Payne, Make-up: Ernest Taylor, [Make-up Assistant]: Harry Frampton, Hairdressing: Barbara Barnard, Music Composed by: John Greenwood, Music Played by: The Philharmonia Orchestra, [Music] Conducted by: Ernest Irving, Chief Recordist: Stephen Dalby, Recordist: A.E. Rudolph, Sound System: RCA Sound System, [Dubbing Editor]: Gordon Stone, Made at: Ealing Studios
Cast (25)
David Farrar (Robert Dawson), Glynis Johns (Judy Elizabeth Dawson), Flora Robson (Eleanor 'Nell' Dawson), Albert Lieven (Richard Mannsfeld), Mai Zetterling (Frieda Dawson (née Mannsfeld)), Barbara Everest (Mrs Dawson), Gladys Henson (Edith), Milton Rosmer (Tom Merrick), Barry Letts (Jim Merrick), Barry Jones (Holliday, the headmaster), Ray Jackson (Tony Dawson), Patrick Holt (Alan Dawson), Gilbert Davis (Lawrence), Renee Gadd (Mrs Freeman), Douglas Jefferies (Hobson), Eliot Makeham (Bailey), Norman Pierce (Crawley), John Ruddock (Granger), D.A. Clarke-Smith (Herriot), Garry Marsh (Beckwith), Aubrey Mallalieu ('Pop' Irvine), John Molecey (Latham), Stanley Escane (post boy), Gerhard Hinze (Polish priest), Arthur Howard (first offficial)