The End of the Affair (1955 film)

Infobox Film
name = The End of the Affair


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director = Edward Dmytryk
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writer = Lenore J. Coffee, Graham Greene (novel)
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starring = Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, Peter Cushing, John Mills, Michael Goodliffe, Stephen Murray, Joyce Carey
music = Benjamin Frankel
cinematography = Wilkie Cooper
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distributor = Columbia
released = 1955
runtime = 105 mins
country = UK
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imdb_id = 0048034

"The End of the Affair" is a 1955 film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, Peter Cushing and John Mills. It is based on the novel "The End of the Affair" by Graham Greene.

It was filmed largely on location in London, particularly in and around the picturesque Chester Terrace.

This version was made in Black and white.

etting

This is the first film adaptation Graham Greene's novel. It stars Deborah Kerr and Van Johnson in WWII London and their romance is during the war meet with tragedy and touch choices.

Cast list

*Joyce Carey
*Peter Cushing
*Charles Goldner
*Michael Goodliffe
*Van Johnson
*Deborah Kerr
*Frederick Leister
*John Mills
*Nan Munro
*Stephen Murray
*Nora Swinburne
*Elsie Wagstaff
*Mary Williams

Differences between film and book

The film is fairly faithful to the source novel. The biggest change is in Greene's character of Father Richard Smythe. In the film, he is split into two characters, Father Crompton (Stephen Murray, in a relatively minor role), and an atheist, Richard Smythe (Michael Goodliffe).

Media formats

This film has been made available on a DVD-video and was released on 16 May 2000. It contains both the 1955 and 1999 adaptations together with supporting material about their making.