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DramaRomance

Perfect Strangers

- Mr. Chips Is Back In A New Thrilling Romance!

After World War II service changes them, a married couple dread their postwar reunion.

Release Date : 1945-10-15

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : London Films ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer British StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles : Vacation from Marriage

Cast

Robert Donat

Character Name : Robert Wilson

Original Name : Robert Donat

Gender : Male

Deborah Kerr

Character Name : Catherine Wilson

Original Name : Deborah Kerr

Gender : Female

Glynis Johns

Character Name : Dizzy Clayton

Original Name : Glynis Johns

Gender : Female

Ann Todd

Character Name : Elena

Original Name : Ann Todd

Gender : Female

Roland Culver

Character Name : Richard

Original Name : Roland Culver

Gender : Male

Roger Moore

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Roger Moore

Gender : Male

Elliott Mason

Character Name : Elliott Mason

Original Name : Elliott Mason

Gender : Female

Eliot Makeham

Character Name : Mr. Staines

Original Name : Eliot Makeham

Gender : Male

Brefni O'Rorke

Character Name : Mr. Hargrove

Original Name : Brefni O'Rorke

Gender : Male

Ivor Barnard

Character Name : Chemist

Original Name : Ivor Barnard

Gender : Male

Henry B. Longhurst

Character Name : Petty Officer

Original Name : Henry B. Longhurst

Gender : Male

Bill Shine

Character Name : Webster

Original Name : Bill Shine

Gender : Male

Billy Thatcher

Character Name : Essex

Original Name : Billy Thatcher

Gender : Male

Brian Weske

Character Name : Gordon

Original Name : Brian Weske

Gender : Male

Rosamund Taylor

Character Name : Irene

Original Name : Rosamund Taylor

Gender : Male

Harry Ross

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Harry Ross

Gender : Male

Edward Rigby

Character Name : Charlie

Original Name : Edward Rigby

Gender : Male

Muriel George

Character Name : Minnie

Original Name : Muriel George

Gender : Female

Vincent Holman

Character Name : ARP Warden

Original Name : Vincent Holman

Gender : Male

Allan Jeayes

Character Name : Commander

Original Name : Allan Jeayes

Gender : Male

Leslie Dwyer

Character Name : Stripey

Original Name : Leslie Dwyer

Gender : Male

Caven Watson

Character Name : Caven Watson

Original Name : Caven Watson

Gender : Male

Jeanine Carre

Character Name : Jeannie

Original Name : Jeanine Carre

Gender : Male

Mollie Munks

Character Name : Meg

Original Name : Mollie Munks

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-01

Anyone who has been in a long-term relationship will probably recognise the behaviours at the start of the film. A couple largely going through the motions, living the same routine from day to day with neither really thinking about the quality of their lives. In this case it's Deborah Kerr ("Cathy") and husband "Robert" (Robert Donat) who are in this malaise. Along comes WWII, though, and the pair are separated and their existences given much more varied and dangerous twists which make their post-war reunification quite bumpy. Indeed, it doesn't take them very long to realise that they have very little in common any more, and that perhaps they ought to just divorce. There is bundles of chemistry between the two and with some almost sagely contributions from her pal "Dizzy" (Glynis Johns) alongside Ann Todd and Roland Culver we have a character led film that exasperates as it entertains. It's romantic, but not sentimental - and you frequently just want to bang their heads together. Nicely scored by Clifton Parker, it's a well made, slightly nostalgic, look at the curiously cathartic effects of upheaval - and is well worth a watch.