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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767849975
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767849973
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 16, 2000
Running Time: 105 minutes
Sales Rank: 45184
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1955-05
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A world war ii-based love triangle between a british civil serveant his unfaithful wife and an americn writer. Based on the autobiographical novel by graham greene. Special features: subtitles in english spanish portuguese chinese korean and thai talent files theatrical trailer bonus trailers and more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 05/13/2008 Starring: Peter Cushing Van Johnson Run time: 105 minutes Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
For its first minutes, The End of the Affair looks like it's going to be a standard 'two tortured souls who know they shouldn't be having an affair but are going to keep on doing it anyway' movie. Fortunately, it gets more interesting than that. Van Johnson plays Maurice Bendrix, an American author in wartime England. While attending a cocktail party of noble civil servant Henry Miles (Peter Cushing), he accidentally catches a glimpse of Henry's wife, Sarah (Deborah Kerr), kissing another man. Fascinated, he arranges to meet her, and the two start an affair. Maurice, unable to get Sarah's previous infidelity out of his mind, gets clingy and suspicious; Sarah tells him they can't meet anymore and goes back to Henry, and that's that. Or is it? Maurice is unable to let go of Sarah, and as he investigates he finds out there was far more to the end of their affair than he thought. Kerr has by far the most difficult job of the film, playing several layers of deception as the coolly efficient civil servant's wife with more than one unexpected passion hiding just below the surface. Peter Cushing also does quietly good work, touchingly playing what could have been a thankless Wronged Husband role. Indeed, most of the usual standards are fleshed out in surprising ways in this strange and earnest little movie. Like its heroine, The End of the Affair takes a grim surface story and gradually reveals the unexpected passions underneath. (Based on the novel by Graham Greene and remade in 1999 with Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes.) --Ali Davis
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - "I prayed once too often."
When ex-soldier Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson) decides to write a story on the war effort at home, he visits Henry Miles (Peter Cushing) in his home for an interview. Maurice meets Henry's wife Sarah (Deborah Kerr) there and there is an instant attraction between them. They begin an affair, but it is abruptly stopped. Maurice cannot figure out why and Sarah won't tell him, but her reason is wrought out of her love for him and a promise she made.
The biggest problem with this movie is ... Read More
Rating: - the end of the affair
Movies has very well acted and produces, the movies put me into the time period of the ploit of the movies
Rating:  - Great screen adaptation of a great novel
This is a superb 1955 film adaptation of Graham Greene's moving, The End of the Affair - one of the greatest novels by one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century.
When possible, I prefer not to mention "the book" when reviewing a movie, but when the elephant in the room is Graham Greene's novel, I suppose the comparison is unavoidable. I also don't like to give away the plot in a review, and I won't do it here either.
This is a story set in the WWII London suburbs ... Read More
Rating: - Profoundly moving
I pulled this DVD from the library shelf on the strength of the two leading actors: Deborah Kerr and Van Johnson. I had never heard of it but figured it would be an entertaining lightweight romance. When I got it home and saw that it was from a story by Graham Greene I knew I was in for more than fluff. It is a profoundly beautiful story that touches on themes of passion, loyalty, and faith in God.
Deborah Kerr possesses everything it takes to give life to the character of Sarah, ... Read More
Rating: - The End of the Affair
Deborah Kerr an excellent performance, heart felt emotions of the timeing of this movie explored! Van Johnson a deep pull from his own life's expereice was performed in this movie. Very enjoyable from start to end!
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