Overview

A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.

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Cast

Laurence Olivier

Graham Weir

Simone Signoret

Anna Weir

Sarah Miles

Shirley Taylor

Terence Stamp

Mitchell

Hugh Griffith

O'Hara

Roland Culver

Trowman

Dudley Foster

Detective Sergeant Keirnan

Frank Pettingell

Ferguson

Thora Hird

Mrs. Taylor

Norman Bird

Mr. Taylor

Allan Cuthbertson

Sylvan-Jones

Barbara Ferris

Joan