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Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

1960Movie⏱️ 1h 43mApproved
Drama
7.1
IMDB Rating
1,945 votes

A young man with artistic talent lives in a close-knit coal-mining town and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative mother.

Director
Jack Cardiff
Writers
Gavin Lambert, T.E.B. Clarke, D.H. Lawrence
Stars
Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell, Wendy Hiller
Release Date
July 22, 1960
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
🏆 8
Wins
🎯 16
Nominations
💬 26
Reviews
📋 3.8K
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🎭 Top Cast

Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard
as Walter Morel
Dean Stockwell
Dean Stockwell
as Paul Morel
Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
as Mrs. Morel
Mary Ure
Mary Ure
as Clara Dawes
Heather Sears
Heather Sears
as Miriam
William Lucas
William Lucas
as William Morel
Conrad Phillips
Conrad Phillips
as Baxter Dawes
Ernest Thesiger
Ernest Thesiger
as Mr. Hadlock
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as Pappleworth
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
as Mrs. Leivers

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Production
Jerry Wald Productions

🏷️ Keywords

london englandsnowtraintrain stationfight

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Mostly Passionless
by SwollenThumb2018-04-06

"For a movie depicting a young man's struggles with sex this movie is mostly passionless, and that is what weighs it down. I would have put the father more into the background too even though Trevor Howard gives a strong performance. Dean Stockwell is also good as Paul, conveying the intelligence and confidence yet confusion of the main character. If the film had been made a few years later more could have been made of the Lawrence book on which it is based. His Lady Chatterly's Lover was being un-banned the year this film was released. Is that The Battle Hymn of the Republic being u..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film was shot in many of the locations that D.H. Lawrence actually lived in.

📖 Synopsis

A young man with artistic talent lives in a close-knit coal-mining town and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative mother.