Summary
Howard Phillips, a vicar who's new in the town of Bellington, wants to reach out to youth. The previous vicar's daughter, Hester Peters, who fears being a spinster, wants to be his wife.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 52
IMDb6.4
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1959
April 30, 1959
67 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
24 of 25
Anthony QuayleReverend Howard Phillips
Sarah ChurchillHester Peters
Andrew RayLarry Thompson
Irene BrowneMrs Phillips
Cliff RichardCurley Thompson
Percy HerbertMr Thompson
Noel HowlettMr Peters
Leigh MadisonMary Williams
Liliane BrousseMichelle
Judith FurseProbation Officer
Wensley PitheyPolice Sergeant
Wilfrid BrambellVerger
Jean CadellAlmshouse Matron
Olive SloaneMrs Browning- GRGeorge RoderickFishmonger
Jess ConradDancer (uncredited)
Marie DevereuxSexy Girl in Coffee Bar (uncredited)
Philip LowrieBoy in Coffee Bar/Larry's Gang (uncredited)- JMJulie Martin(uncredited)
Wilfred PicklesMagistrate (uncredited)- CDCarol DourofDancer (uncredited)
- PHPatrick HalpinMagistrate (uncredited)
Harry Locke(uncredited)- VMVicky MarshallDancer (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Terence Young Director
Writing · 3
- Guy Elmes Screenplay
- Mickey Delamar Screenplay, Producer
- Philip King Novel
Camera · 1
- Georges Périnal Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Reginald Beck Editor
Sound · 3
- Leighton Lucas Original Music Composer
- Gerry Turner Sound
- J.B. Smith Sound
Art · 1
- Allan Harris Art Direction
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