
Overview
British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.
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Crew
DirectorJoseph Losey
WriterHarold Pinter
Cast

Julie Christie
Lady Marian Trimingham

Alan Bates
Ted Burgess

Edward Fox
Hugh Trimingham

Michael Redgrave
The Older Leo Colston

Dominic Guard
The Young Leo Colston

Margaret Leighton
Mrs Maudsley

Michael Gough
Mr Maudsley

Richard Gibson
Marcus Maudsley
Simon Hume-Kendall
Denys

Roger Lloyd Pack
Charles
Amaryllis Garnett
Kate

Keith Buckley
Stubbs
John Rees
Blunt
Gordon Richardson
Rector

Jim Broadbent
Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
Joshua Losey
Boy in Village (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
Servant (uncredited)
Carl Dane
Coachman (uncredited)
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Keywords
countrysidebased on novel or bookenglandforbidden lovecricketbirthday partynorfolk1900s
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Budget
$0M
TMDb Votes
158
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026









