The Deep Blue Sea

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1hr 39min
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1955
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Synopsis: Adapted from the play by Terence Rattigan, The Deep Blue Sea stars Vivien Leigh as the troubled wife of a London attorney (Emlyn Williams). Racked with emotional problems, Leigh turns her back on her loveless marriage and sets up house with a handsome RAF officer (Kenneth More). When her lover proves to be shallow and unreliable, Leigh attempts to kill herself. She is rescued by a gambler (Eric Portman), who'd once been a doctor before being drummed out of his profession in disgrace. The kindly ex-doctor ... Full Synopsis
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Although it perhaps doesn't conceal its stage origins as well as it might, The Deep Blue Sea is still a powerful and very affecting character drama. It's too bad that the producers decided to film what is essentially an intimate portrait in Cinemascope, but fortunately the performances of the first rate cast manage to fill the big screen without becoming oversized. And this is very much an actors' ... Full Review
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Hester Collyer
Freddie Page
Miller
Sir William Collyer
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