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Love Among the Ruins( 1976)

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Overview

An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé. Esteemed barrister Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones is assigned to represent Jessica in the lawsuit, and he also happens to be an old suitor of hers from decades earlier. While Jessica claims not to remember him, and Arthur still smarts from her earlier rejection, the two form a close bond during the case.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Katharine Hepburn

      Jessica Medlicott

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      Laurence Olivier

      Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones

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      Richard Pearson

      George Druce

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      Colin Blakely

      J.F. Devine

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      Joan Sims

      Fanny Pratt

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      Leigh Lawson

      Alfred Pratt

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      Gwen Nelson

      Hermione Davis

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      Robert Harris

      The Judge

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      Peter Reeves

      Maiden

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      John Blythe

      Tipstall

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      Arthur Hewlett

      The Usher

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      John Dunbar

      Clerk of the Court

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      Ian Sinclair

      Pratt's Solicitor

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      Mervyn Pascoe

      1st Barrister

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      Colin Thomas

      2nd Barrister

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      Lincoln Wright

      3rd Barrister

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      Edward Arthur

      4th Barrister

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      John Bromley

      5th Barrister

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      Leslie Southwick

      6th Barrister

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      Stanley Platts

      Foreman of the Jury

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      Philip Lennard

      1st Reporter

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      Peter Lund

      2nd Reporter

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      Frank Forsyth

      Jessop

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      John G. Heller

      Headwaiter

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      Rosamond Burne

      1st Woman Spectator

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      Carol Fairweather

      2nd Woman Spectator

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      Jacqueline Clarke

      Miss Pratt

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      T.C. Hogan

      Teplow

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      Ernest Blyth

      Jury Member (Uncredited)

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      John Tatham

      Jury Member (Uncredited)

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      Jacqueline Clarke

      Miss Pratt

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Wed Jan 10 2024
    Katharine Hepburn is on sparkling form as "Jessica"; an elderly widow who is being sued for breach of promise by her toy-boy ex-fiancée. She seeks the legal services of veteran Sir Arthur Glanville-Jones (a superbly entertaining Sir Laurence Olivier) without realising - as he most certainly does - that they had a romantic past some years earlier in Canada. The ensuing court room drama provides the perfect setting for the legal antics as he tries to win the case for her - and to save her fortune and reputation - but also for the battle between the two former lovers as they, frequently sparkily, ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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