A Touch of Love (1969)
Overview
Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and adjusts her life to include both her studies and her pregnancy. However, when the baby is born, an unforeseen complication threatens the self-sufficient life Rosamund plans for herself.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.017 |
Directed By
Waris Hussein
Crew
Margaret Drabble
Waris Hussein
Peter Suschitzky
Ariel Levy
Milton Subotsky
Bernard Sarron
Jake Wright
Bob Lawrance
Ron Robson
Bill Blunden
Evelyn Gibbs
Michael Dress
Tony Curtis
Margaret Drabble
Susie Hill
Teresa Bolland
Max Rosenberg
TOP CAST
Sandy Dennis
Rosamund
Ian McKellen
George
Michael Coles
Joe
John Standing
Roger
Peggy Thorpe-Bates
Mrs. Stacey
Kenneth Benda
Mr. Stacey
Deborah Stanford
Beatrice
Roger Hammond
Mike
Eleanor Bron
Lydia
Margaret Tyzack
Sister Bennett
Maurice Denham
Doctor Prothero
Rachel Kempson
Sister Harvey
Raymond Adamson
(uncredited)
Penelope Keith
Nurse (uncredited)
Shelagh Fraser
Miss Guernsey (uncredited)
John Tatham
Bus passenger (uncredited)
Reg Thomason
Party Guest (uncredited)
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