The End of the Affair (1955 film)

The End of the Affair
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Produced by David Lewis
Written by Lenore J. Coffee
Based on The End of the Affair
1951 novel 
by Graham Greene
Starring Deborah Kerr
Van Johnson
John Mills
Peter Cushing
Michael Goodliffe
Stephen Murray
Joyce Carey
Music by Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography Wilkie Cooper
Edited by Alan Osbiston
Distributed by Columbia
Release dates
  • 1955
Running time
 105 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

The End of the Affair is a black and white 1955 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, Peter Cushing and John Mills. It is based on the novel The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. It was filmed largely on location in London, particularly in and around the picturesque Chester Terrace. The film was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Plot summary

The writer Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson) recalls his time in London toward the end of World War II, and following its conclusion, when he meets at a sherry party Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr), the wife of his London acquaintance Henry Miles (Peter Cushing). They become lovers. During their affair his rooms on the square are bombed, she quits their relationship and he suffers from the loss and delayed shock from the bombing. It is after their break-up and the end of the war that Bendrix encounters Henry on the square, who invites him for a drink at his home especially as Sarah will not be there. He admits that he suspects the infidelity of his wife, has looked into a private investigator and approaches Bendrix to act on his behalf--but retracts the idea. Sarah returns home before Bendrix has left and she is curt in her exchange with him. Bendrix follows through with hiring a private detective agency. They come across information that the portrayal of Bendrix's housing situation being bombed did not disclose some facts about what happened to Bendrix and Sarah's wish that he be alive. Sarah had to resolve her infidelity with Bendrix, her prayer for Bendrix to be alive, her relationship with God and her marriage during discussions, sometimes extended, she had at all times of the day with a priest.[2]

Cast

Remake

The film was remade in 1999, starring Ralph Fiennes and Julianne Moore.

Release

Home media

This film has been made available on a DVD-video and was released on 16 May 2000. It contains both the 1955 and 1999 adaptations together with supporting material about their making.

References

  1. ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The End of the Affair". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  2. ↑ http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-end-of-the-affair-v90464

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