Summary
Libel is a British film first released in 1959,
directed by Anthony Asquith.
The film stars Dirk Bogarde, Olivia de Havilland, Paul Massie, Robert Morley and Wilfrid Hyde-White.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Anthony Asquith
- Script: Edward Wooll, Anatole de Grunwald, Karl Tunberg
- Photo: Robert Krasker
- Music: Benjamin Frankel
- Cast: Dirk Bogarde (Sir Mark Sebastian Loddon), Olivia de Havilland (Lady Margaret Loddon), Paul Massie (Jeffrey Buckenham), Robert Morley (Sir Wilfred), Wilfrid Hyde-White (Hubert Foxley), Anthony Dawson (Gerald Loddon), Richard Wattis (The Judge), Richard Dimbleby (Himself), Martin Miller (Dr. Schrott), Millicent Martin (Maisie), Toke Townley (Associate), Deering Wells (Editor), Bill Shine (The Guide), Ivan Samson (Admiral Loddon), Sebastian Saville (Michael Loddon), Richard Pearson (The Butler), Robert Shaw (First Photographer), Geoffrey Bayldon (Second Photographer), Gordon Sterne (Maddox), Arthur Howard (Car Salesman), Joyce Carey (Miss Sykes), Josephine Middleton (Mrs. Squire), Kenneth Griffith (Fitch), Barbara Archer (Barmaid), Anthony Doonan (Man at Bar), Vanda Hudson (Girl in Street), Sam Kydd
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min; B&W
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