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A Touch of Love

A Touch of Love

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A Touch of Love

"The community is uptight about single girls like Rosamund Stacey. That's THEIR hang up."

1969

1h 47m

6.6(14 votes)

Drama

Overview

Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and adjusts her life to include both her studies and her pregnancy. However, when the baby is born, an unforeseen complication threatens the self-sufficient life Rosamund plans for herself.

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Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Rosamund

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

George

Michael Coles

Michael Coles

Joe

John Standing

John Standing

Roger

Peggy Thorpe-Bates

Peggy Thorpe-Bates

Mrs. Stacey

Kenneth Benda

Kenneth Benda

Mr. Stacey

Deborah Stanford

Deborah Stanford

Beatrice

Roger Hammond

Roger Hammond

Mike

Eleanor Bron

Eleanor Bron

Lydia

Margaret Tyzack

Margaret Tyzack

Sister Bennett

Creative team

Directed by: Waris Hussein
Written by: Margaret Drabble
Produced by: Milton Subotsky
Max Rosenberg

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