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1960 British film directed by Jack Cardiff

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6.5

The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.

Released: 1960-06-23103 minDir: Jack CardiffDrama

Cast

  • Mary Ure as Clara Dawes
  • Trevor Howard as Walter Morel
  • Dean Stockwell as Paul Morel
  • Wendy Hiller as Gertrude Morel
  • Heather Sears as Miriam Leivers
  • William Lucas as William Morel

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • heart attack
  • family relationships
  • nottingham
  • black and white
  • mining town
  • death of mother
  • coal mine
  • drunkenness
  • 1900s

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Ratings

IMDb

7.1/10

1,818 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

67%

Year
1960
Runtime
103 min
Genres
Drama
Rated
Approved
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 16 nominations total

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Director
Jack Cardiff
Screenwriter
Gavin Lambert
Producer
Jerry Wald
Production company
20th Century Studios
Cinematographer
Freddie Francis
Filming location
Pinewood Studios
Duration
104
FilmAffinity ID
110410
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1960-01-01
title
Sons and Lovers
distributed by
Netflix
review score
67%
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