The Young Lovers ( Chance Meeting )

The Young Lovers (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Chance Meeting
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Anthony Asquith

Written By:
Robin Estridge
George Tabori

Actors:
Odile Versois ..... Anna Szobek
David Knight ..... Ted Hutchens
Joseph Tomelty ..... Moffatt
Theodore Bikel ..... Joseph
Paul Carpenter ..... Gregg Pearson
Peter Illing ..... Dr. Weissbrod
John McLaren ..... Col. Margetson
David Kossoff ..... Geza Szobek
Bernard Rebel ..... Stefan

Synopsis:

Ted Hutchens (David Knight) is a code expert working in intelligence at the American Embassy in London. On a night out to the Royal Ballet he meets a young woman named Anna (Odile Versois), and the pair fall immediately in love. The problem is that Anna is the daughter of the Soviet ambassador in London. It is made clear to both that their relationship cannot continue in such a political climate, and their movements are constantly monitored by surveillance units from both sides. However they continue to meet in secret, attempting to outwit both the American and Soviet surveillance services. Eventually, when Anna discovers she is pregnant, the couple decide that their love is stronger than the demands of political exigency, and make their escape together across a stormy English Channel....

The political conflict between east and west is brought home poignantly in this moving, sensitive romantic drama, directed with a sympathetic hand by Anthony Asquith and delicately interpreted by Odile Versois and newcomer David Knight.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 09 July, 2012.

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