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The Astonished Heart
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The Astonished Heart

1950
Directed byAntony Darnborough
1h 25m

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.

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Celia JohnsonBarbara FaberNoël CowardDr. Christian Faber
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Margaret Leighton
Leonora Vail
Joyce CareySusan Birch
Graham PaynTim Verney
Michael HordernErnest
Amy VenessAlice Smith
Ralph MichaelPhilip Lucas
Patricia GlynHelen
Alan WebbSir Reginald
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GENRES
DramaRomance
STATUSReleased
RATING
3.8

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