The Astonished Heart
movie

A daring experiment in love!
Released March 17, 1950
Overview
Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by. But Leonora could do without Barbara's husband, Christian (Noel Coward), whom she finds arrogant and off-putting ... at first. One evening alone together, romance is set ablaze, leaving Christian with a lot of explaining to do to Barbara.
Cast

Celia Johnson
as
Barbara Faber

Noël Coward
as
Dr. Christian Faber

Margaret Leighton
as
Leonora Vail

Joyce Carey
as
Susan Birch
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Graham Payn
as
Tim Verney

Michael Hordern
as
Ernest

Amy Veness
as
Alice Smith

Ralph Michael
as
Philip Lucas
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Patricia Glyn
as
Helen

Alan Webb
as
Sir Reginald

Everley Gregg
as
Miss Harper

John Salew
as
Soames
Crew
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Vladimir Sagovsky
as
Editor
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W.T. Partleton
as
Makeup Artist
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Jack Asher
as
Director of Photography
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George Provis
as
Supervising Art Director

Noël Coward
as
Original Music Composer
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Antony Darnborough
as
Producer
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Hugh Attwooll
as
Production Manager
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Reg Barnes Heath
as
Sound Recordist
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Gordon K. McCallum
as
Sound Recordist
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Muir Mathieson
as
Conductor
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Ernest Morris
as
Assistant Director
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Maurice Carter
as
Art Direction