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The L-Shaped Room is a British film first released in 1962,
directed by Bryan Forbes.
The film is based on a novel by Lynne Reid Banks and stars Leslie Caron, Anthony Booth, Avis Bunnage, Patricia Phoenix and Verity Edmett.
Our overall rating for this film is: very good.
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Credits
- Director: Bryan Forbes
- Script: Lynne Reid Banks (novel), Bryan Forbes
- Photo: Douglas Slocombe
- Cast: Leslie Caron (Jane Fosset), Anthony Booth (Youth in Street), Avis Bunnage (Doris), Patricia Phoenix (Sonia), Verity Edmett (Jane II), Tom Bell (Toby), Cicely Courtneidge (Mavis), Harry Locke (Newsagent), Ellen Dryden (Girl in Newsagent’s), Emlyn Williams (Dr. Weaver), Jennifer White (Monica), Brock Peters (Johnny), Gerry Duggan (Bert), Joan Ingram (Woman in Park), Mark Eden (Terry), Stanley Morgan (Waiter in Club), Gerald Sim (Doctor in Hospital), Pamela Sholto (Nurse), Ruth Burns (Nurse), Diane Clare (Nurse), Arthur White (Milkman), Bernard Lee (Charlie), Nanette Newman (Girl at End), Kay Walsh (Prostitute)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 126 min; B&W
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