The Passionate Friends

Their affair took on a life of its own.

6.8/1019491h 31mReleased

DramaRomance

A woman is torn between the love of her life, who's married to someone else, and her older husband.

Released: Jan 26, 1949

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Ann Todd

Mary Justin

Claude Rains

Howard Justin

Trevor Howard

Prof. Steven Stratton

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