The Years Between (film)

The Years Between
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Directed by	Compton Bennett
Produced by	Sydney Box Betty E. Box
Written by	Muriel Box Sydney Box
Based on	the play by Daphne Du Maurier
Starring	Michael Redgrave Valerie Hobson Flora Robson
Music by	Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography	Reginald H. Wyer
Production company	Sydney Box Productions
Release dates	8 July 1946
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£153,000 (UK) (by July 1953)

The Years Between (1946) is a British film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson and Flora Robson in an adaptation of The Years Between by Daphne du Maurier.

Plot

The film charts the homecoming of a British MI6 officer, who had been working with the French Resistance and was presumed dead. His wife is about to marry again, and to become an MP, and all must now readjust to the new situation.

Cast

• Michael Redgrave as Michael Wentworth
• Valerie Hobson as Diana Wentworth
• Flora Robson as Nanny
• James McKechnie as Richard Llewellyn
• Felix Aylmer as Sir Ernest Foster
• Dulcie Gray as Jill
• John Gilpin as Robin Wentworth
• Edward Rigby as Postman
• Esma Cannon as Effie
• Lyn Evans as Ames
• Wylie Watson as Venning
• Yvonne Owen as Alice
• Muriel Aked as Mrs. May
• Joss Ambler as Atherton
• Ernest Butcher as Old Man

Release

According to trade papers, the film was a "notable box office attraction" at British cinemas.

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote, "an intimate and sometimes touching tale...Intelligently handled by Compton Bennett who directed the drama with an eye toward distilling character and perception from his cast...But it is rather unfortunate that the cast's intense and genuine portrayals are not matched by the over-all effect of this serious but heavy vehicle."

External links

• The Years Between at IMDb
• Review of film at Variety