The L-Shaped Room (1962)
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Sex is not a forbidden word
Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.

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Cast

Leslie Caron Leslie Caron As: Jane Fosset
Tom Bell Tom Bell As: Toby
Brock Peters Brock Peters As: Johnny
Bernard Lee Bernard Lee As: Charlie
Avis Bunnage Avis Bunnage As: Doris
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Storyline

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.


Tagline: Sex is not a forbidden word
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 20 November 1962

Country: GB

Runtime: 126m

Company Credits

Company: Romulus Films, British Lion Films

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Cast

Directed By

Bryan Forbes

Bryan Forbes

Director

Helen Whitson

Helen Whitson

Continuity

Penny Daniels

Penny Daniels

Continuity

John Quested

John Quested

Assistant Director

Gerald O'Hara

Gerald O'Hara

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Diana Hawkins

Diana Hawkins

Publicist

James Woolf

James Woolf

Producer

Jenia Reissar

Jenia Reissar

Casting

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

Producer

John Woolf

John Woolf

Producer

Ann Skinner

Ann Skinner

Production Secretary

Jack Rix

Jack Rix

Associate Producer

Edited By

Anthony Harvey

Anthony Harvey

Editor

Nicholas Faith

Nicholas Faith

Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Beatrice Dawson

Beatrice Dawson

Costume Designer

Harry Frampton

Harry Frampton

Makeup Artist

May Walding

May Walding

Wardrobe Designer

Barbara Ritchie

Barbara Ritchie

Hairdresser

Laurel Staffell

Laurel Staffell

Wardrobe Designer

Sound

Red Law

Red Law

Sound Recordist

Peter Katin

Peter Katin

Musician

Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms

Music

George Stephenson

George Stephenson

Sound Recordist

Muir Mathieson

Muir Mathieson

Conductor

John Barry

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Douglas Slocombe

Douglas Slocombe

Director of Photography

Chic Waterson

Chic Waterson

Camera Operator

Laurie Ridley

Laurie Ridley

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Ray Simm

Ray Simm

Art Direction

Peter James

Peter James

Set Decoration

Martin Atkinson

Martin Atkinson

Assistant Art Director

Percy Godbold

Percy Godbold

Property Buyer

Other Crew

Basil Mannin

Basil Mannin

Scenic Artist

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