The Young Lovers (1954 film)

For the 1949 American film directed by Ida Lupino, see Never Fear.

The Young Lovers
British release poster
Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Produced by	Anthony Havelock-Allan
Written by	Robin Estridge George Tabori
Starring	Odile Versois David Knight
Music by	Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography	Jack Asher
Edited by	Frederick Wilson
Distributed by	General Film Distributors
Release dates	24 August 1954 (1954-08-24) (UK) 19 April 1955 (1955-04-19) (US)
Running time	96 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Young Lovers (U.S. Chance Meeting) is a 1954 British Cold War romance drama, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Odile Versois and David Knight. The film was produced by Anthony Havelock-Allan, with cinematography from Jack Asher and screenplay by George Tabori and Robin Estridge. At the 1955 British Film Academy Awards, The Young Lovers picked up the prizes for Best Screenplay and Most Promising Newcomer to Film (David Kossoff).^[1]

Plot

Ted Hutchens (Knight) is a code expert working in intelligence at the American Embassy in London. On a night out to the Royal Ballet at Covent Garden he meets a young woman named Anna (Versois), and the pair fall immediately in love. The problem is that Anna is the daughter of the Soviet ambassador in London. It is made clear to both that their relationship cannot continue in such a political climate, and their movements are constantly monitored by surveillance units from both sides. However they continue to meet in secret, attempting to outwit both the American and Soviet surveillance services. Eventually, when Anna discovers she is pregnant, the couple decide that their love is stronger than the demands of political exigency, and make their escape together across a stormy English Channel. The film is open-ended, with no indication as to whether or not they succeed.

The Young Lovers was noted in its time for its relatively frank depiction of a sexual relationship between a non-married couple, and was praised for its even-handedness in presenting Anna's father (Kossoff) in a sympathetic manner, as a man torn between his political duty and the desire for his daughter's happiness.

Cast

Odile Versois as Anna Szobek
David Knight as Ted Hutchens
Joseph Tomelty as Moffatt
David Kossoff as Geza Szobek
Theodore Bikel as Joseph
Paul Carpenter as Gregg Pearson
Peter Illing as Dr. Weissbrod
John McLaren as Col. Margetson
Bernard Rebel as Stefan
Jill Adams as Judy
Betty Marsden as Mrs. Forrester
Peter Dyneley as Regan
Dora Bryan as Switchboard Operator
Sam Kydd as Driver
Joan Sims as Telephone Operator

References

↑ British Film Academy Awards 1955 Retrieved 03-08-2010

External links

The Young Lovers at the Internet Movie Database
The Young Lovers at AllMovie
The Young Lovers at BritMovie

The films of Anthony Asquith

Feature films	Shooting Stars (1927) Underground (1928) The Runaway Princess (1929) A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) Tell England (1931) The Lucky Number (1932) Dance Pretty Lady (1932) Unfinished Symphony (1934) Moscow Nights (1935) Pygmalion (1938) French Without Tears (1940) Freedom Radio (1941) Quiet Wedding (1941) Cottage to Let (1941) Uncensored (1942) We Dive at Dawn (1943) The Demi-Paradise (1943) Fanny by Gaslight (1944) The Way to the Stars (1945) While the Sun Shines (1947) The Winslow Boy (1948) The Woman in Question (1950) The Browning Version (1951) The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) The Final Test (1953) The Net (1953) The Young Lovers (1954) Carrington V.C. (1955) Orders to Kill (1958) The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) Libel (1959) The Millionairess (1960) Two Living, One Dead (1961) Guns of Darkness (1962) The V.I.P.s (movie) (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)

Short films	The Story of Papworth (1936) Channel Incident (1940) Rush Hour (1941) Two Fathers (1944) On Such a Night (1956)

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