Madeleine
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Madeleine's middle-class family cannot understand why she puts off marrying a respectable young man, as they know nothing about her long-term affair with a Frenchman.
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Cast
16 people
Ann Todd
Madeleine Hamilton Smith
Known for
The Paradine Case
The Passionate Friends
Norman Wooland
William Minnoch
Known for
Hamlet
Barabbas
Ivan Desny
Emile L'Angelier
Known for
World on a Wire
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Leslie Banks
James Smith
Known for
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Most Dangerous Game
Elizabeth Sellars
Christina Haggott
Known for
The Barefoot Contessa
The Mummy's Shroud
André Morell
Defense Attorney
Known for
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Barbara Everest
Mrs. Smith
Known for
Gaslight
The Uninvited
Susan Stranks
Janet Smith
Known for
Sapphire
Patricia Raine
Bessie Smith
Known for
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Eugene Deckers
Thuau
Known for
The Restaurant
North West Frontier
Barry Jones
Prosecuting Attorney
Known for
Brigadoon
War and Peace
Jean Cadell
Mrs. Jenkins
Known for
Pygmalion
I Know Where I'm Going!
David Lean Director · Stanley Haynes Writer Nicholas Phipps Writer
United States release August 31, 1950 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production J. Arthur Rank Organisation, Universal Pictures
Production
Cineguild
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J. Arthur Rank Organisation
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · February 16, 1950
Theatrical · London
United States · August 31, 1950
Theatrical · New York City, New York
Finland
August 18, 1950 · Theatrical
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