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Daphne Laureola

Daphne Laureola

The winner for Best Play of 1949!

Genres

Drama

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A young man becomes infatuated with the exotic Lady Pitts whose much older husband is not pleased.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

15 January 1978

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Joan Plowright

Joan Plowright

Lady Pitts

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Sir Joseph

Grégoire Aslan

Grégoire Aslan

George

Arthur Lowe

Arthur Lowe

Gooch

Jane Carr

Jane Carr

Maisie

Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall

Vincent

Michael Cochrane

Michael Cochrane

Bill

Clive Arrindell

Clive Arrindell

Ernst

Sara Clee

Sara Clee

Helen

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