A Question of Adultery
| A Question of Adultery | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Don Chaffey |
| Written by |
Anne Edwards Denis Freeman based on the play A Breach of Marriage" by Dan Sutherland |
| Starring | Julie London |
| Music by | Phillip Green |
| Cinematography | Stephen Dade |
| Distributed by | Eros Films |
Release dates | 1958 |
Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
A Question of Adultery/The Case of Mrs. Loring is a 1958 film directed by Don Chaffey. It stars Julie London and Anthony Steel.[1] The film was based on the 1948 play A Breach of Marriage by Dan Sutherland. A novelisation of the film was written by Gordon Wellesley. The controversial nature of the film led to it being given an X rating in the UK and rated "Condemned" by the US Roman Catholic Legion of Decency leading to the film being delayed for release in the USA for three years.[2]
Plot
Racing car driver Mark Loring, the heir to the Loring fortune complements his competitive spirit with jealousy of his wife Mary. Enraged by the attention shown to her by a pit crew mechanic who returns Mary's glove to her, Mark makes love to her on a beach in Spain, impregnating her.
As time passes, Mark and Mary get into a car accident Mary loses their unborn child and Mark becomes sterile. Mary attempts to resolve their difficulties by travelling with Mark to a clinic in Switzerland, becoming pregnant through artificial insemination. Though Mark initially agrees with the idea he becomes further alienated from the idea when he thinks Mary is having an affair with a local skier who helps Mary to his cabin when she injures her ankle on the ski slopes. Mark and his father Sir John Loring take Mary to court for divorce on the charge of artificial insemination being a case of adultery.
Cast
- Julie London as Mary Loring
- Anthony Steel as Mark Loring
- Basil Sydney as Sir John Loring
- Donald Houston as Mr. Jacobus
- Anton Diffring as Carl Dieter
- Andrew Cruickshank as Dr. Cameron
- Frank Thring as Mr. Stanley
- Conrad Phillips as Mario
- Kynaston Reeves as Judge
- Mary Mackenzie as Nurse Parsons
- Georgina Cookson as Mrs. Duncan
- Richard Caldicot as Mr. Duncan
- John Rae as Jury Foreman
Soundtrack
My Strange Affair
music and lyrics by Bobby Troup
sung by Julie London
References
- ↑ http://allmovie.com/work/a-question-of-adultery-107029
- ↑ p.402 Fitzpatrick, Peter The Two Frank Thrings Monash University Publishing, 1 Aug 2012
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