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Most Popular Films of 2025 • Drama, Romance, UR

Noel Coward's classic tale of a passionate affair is all the more thrilling for being played out with British reserve of the tightest order. Laura (Johnson) encounters the handsome Dr Alec (Howard) in a train station tearoom after her weekly shopping trip.

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Infidelity, Railway stations
Cast
Celia Johnson Laura Jesson
Trevor Howard Dr Alec Harvey
Stanley Holloway Albert Godby
Joyce Carey Myrtle Bagot
Crew
David Lean director

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