CinemaOSMovie · 1962 · 2h 6m

The L-Shaped Room

Sex is not a forbidden word

68%(42)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed byBryan Forbes

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 6m
Language
EN
Released
November 20, 1962
Studios
Romulus FilmsBritish Lion Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Leslie Caron

Leslie Caron

Jane Fosset

Tom Bell

Tom Bell

Toby

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Johnny

Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Charlie

Avis Bunnage

Avis Bunnage

Doris

Patricia Phoenix

Patricia Phoenix

Sonia

Cicely Courtneidge

Cicely Courtneidge

Mavis

Verity Edmett

Jane II

Anthony Booth

Anthony Booth

Youth in Street

Harry Locke

Harry Locke

Newsagent

Creative team
Directed by
Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes
Written by
Bryan Forbes
Bryan Forbes
Produced by
John Woolf
James Woolf

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