The Deep Blue Sea

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The Deep Blue Sea

1955

1h 39m

Drama

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An unhappily married woman has an ill-fated affair with an RAF pilot in England; based on Terrence Rattigan's play.

Gavin Lambert

Sight & Sound

03/18/2020

Anatole Litvak brings a rather heavy slickness to it, using the Cinemascope frame with ingenuity, unsuitable though it is to the subject; and the lack of personal style is even more strongly felt. The drama does not seem to be happening anywhere.

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Eugene Archer

Film Culture

03/29/2022

The film is expensively produced in Cinemascope and color, but the elaborate treatment seems unnecessary. Anatole Litvak’s direction is professional but uninspired.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

10/24/2019

Britain's first CinemaScope opus is a wordy but smooth and entertaining comedy-drama.

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Steve D

09/19/2024

The story has been done much better.

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11/23/2015

There's perhaps just a tad too much British reserve running through this heavy drama but its compensated for by the strong work by Vivien Leigh in the lead.

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03/28/2014

good rom-dram remade in 2012

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08/24/2010

Maybe not good, but has got the potential of a developing film industry!!!

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02/18/2008

Moving story of a suicidal woman (Vivien Leigh) starved for attention by her free-spirited husband (Kenneth More) while her titled ex-husband (Emlyn Williams) comes to her aid and seeks to win her back. Well acted and well paced. Emlyn Williams, so often cast as the villain, is very sympathetic.

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02/18/2008

Moving story of a suicidal woman (Vivien Leigh) starved for attention by her free-spirited husband (Kenneth More) while her titled ex-husband (Emlyn Williams) comes to her aid and seeks to win her back. Well acted and well paced. Emlyn Williams, so often cast as the villain, is very sympathetic.

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Synopsis

An unhappily married woman has an ill-fated affair with an RAF pilot in England; based on Terrence Rattigan's play.

Director: Anatole Litvak
Production Co: London Film Production
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 1955, Original
Runtime: 1h 39m