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Original title: The Young Lovers

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The Young Lovers follows a couple from different backgrounds, falling in love at the Covent Garden Opera, but face bureaucracy and a potential escape from their forbidden love.The Young Lovers follows a couple from different backgrounds, falling in love at the Covent Garden Opera, but face bureaucracy and a potential escape from their forbidden love.The Young Lovers follows a couple from different backgrounds, falling in love at the Covent Garden Opera, but face bureaucracy and a potential escape from their forbidden love.

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6.2/10

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Won 2 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins total

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Odile Versois

Anna Szobek

David Knight

Ted Hutchens

Joseph Tomelty

Moffatt

Theodore Bikel

Joseph

Paul Carpenter

Gregg Pearson

Peter Illing

Dr. Weissbrod

John McLaren

Col. Margetson

David Kossoff

Geza Szobek

Bernard Rebel

Stefan

Jill Adams

Judy
(uncredited)

Jack Armstrong

Scientist at Unveiling Ceremony
(uncredited)

Robin Bailey

Thomas Cook cashier
(uncredited)

Paul Beradi

Boat Train Passenger
(uncredited)

Dora Bryan

Switchboard Operator
(uncredited)

Peter Dyneley

Regan
(uncredited)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self - in photo
(uncredited)

Raymond Francis

Detective Peters
(uncredited)

Robert Gregory

Thomas Cook Travel Agent
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Joseph Losey greatly admired George Tabori's original screenplay and hoped to direct this film as his debut in British cinema. However, the film was made by Anthony Asquith and a number of alterations were made to the script.

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Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Adapted by Benjamin Frankel

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Featured review

5/10

Low key and unconvincing love story

This is one of the many films that have a promising synopsis and fail to really engage.

It's the story of two young lovers who meet at the ballet in London. One works in the code room at the US Embassy, the other the daughter of the Soviet ambassador. They decide that love transcends politics and run away together. They have an unconvincing escape across the channel during a violent storm and are last seen sailing away together (to where no-one is sure).

All the potential for drama and conflict between the two bitter enemies is lost and the actors themselves seem unconvinced.