Background
1953, English. Directed by Daniel Birt.
When a marriage breaks down, what happens to the children?
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Daniel BirtDirector
- Valerie HobsonBarbie Lomax
- Philip FriendJohn Lomax
- Norman WoolandBill Ogden
- Janette ScottJess Lomax
- Mandy MillerLinda Lomax
- Jeremy SpenserAdrian Lomax
- Lily KannBrownie
- Helen ShinglerMary Wallace
- Thora HirdMrs. Humphries
- Louise HamptonMiss Russell
- Jack MelfordMackay
- Richard WattisDavid Wallace
Details
- Released
- 9 November 1953
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Warren Chetham-Strode
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Background runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Who directed Background?
Background (1953) was directed by Daniel Birt and stars Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman Wooland.