The Astonished Heart

Name: The Astonished Heart
Cast: Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, Margaret Leighton, Joyce Carey, Graham Payn

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Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by. But Leonora could do without Barbara's husband, Christian (Noel Coward), whom she finds arrogant and off-putting ... at first. One evening alone together, romance is set ablaze, leaving Christian with a lot of explaining to do to Barbara.

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Cast & Crew

Directors: Antony Darnborough, Terence FisherWriter: Noël Coward

Celia Johnson

as Barbara Faber

Noël Coward

as Dr. Christian Faber

Margaret Leighton

as Leonora Vail

Joyce Carey

as Susan Birch

Graham Payn

as Tim Verney

Michael Hordern

as Ernest

Amy Veness

as Alice Smith

Ralph Michael

as Philip Lucas

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