The Astonished Heart
A daring experiment in love!
1950 | 85m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher |
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| Writer: | Noël Coward |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 1950 |
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| Director: | Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher |
| Writer: | Noël Coward |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | venice, italy |
| Production Companies | Gainsborough Pictures, Sydney Box Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Celia Johnson | Barbara Faber |
| Noël Coward | Dr. Christian Faber |
| Margaret Leighton | Leonora Vail |
| Joyce Carey | Susan Birch |
| Graham Payn | Tim Verney |
| Michael Hordern | Ernest |
| Amy Veness | Alice Smith |
| Ralph Michael | Philip Lucas |
| Patricia Glyn | Helen |
| Alan Webb | Sir Reginald |
| Everley Gregg | Miss Harper |
| John Salew | Soames |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Antony Darnborough | Director |
| Jack Asher | Director of Photography |
| Vladimir Sagovsky | Editor |
| Maurice Carter | Art Direction |
| W.T. Partleton | Makeup Artist |
| Hugh Attwooll | Production Manager |
| Ernest Morris | Assistant Director |
| George Provis | Supervising Art Director |
| Reg Barnes Heath | Sound Recordist |
| Gordon K. McCallum | Sound Recordist |
| Len Harris | Camera Operator |
| Muir Mathieson | Conductor |
| Arthur Alcott | Production Controller |
| Terence Fisher | Director |
| Noël Coward | Original Music Composer, Writer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Antony Darnborough | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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