The Astonished Heart

Overview

Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by. But Leonora could do without Barbara's husband, Christian (Noel Coward), whom she finds arrogant and off-putting ... at first. One evening alone together, romance is set ablaze, leaving Christian with a lot of explaining to do to Barbara.

Directed by Antony Darnborough, Terence Fisher

Top cast

Celia Johnson

Barbara Faber

N

Noël Coward

Dr. Christian Faber

Margaret Leighton

Leonora Vail

Joyce Carey

Susan Birch

G

Graham Payn

Tim Verney

Michael Hordern

Ernest

Amy Veness

Alice Smith

Ralph Michael

Philip Lucas

P

Patricia Glyn

Helen

Alan Webb

Sir Reginald

Everley Gregg

Miss Harper

John Salew

Soames

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