Lease of Life (1956)
Release Date: Feb 9, 1956 Wide
Release Date: Feb 9, 1956 Wide
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Lease of Life was the next-to-last film in the relatively short cinema career of actor Robert Donat. Written for the screen by Eric Ambler, the story is set in a small rural community, where William Thorn (Donat) serves as parson. Upon learning that he has only a year to live, Thorn begins to see his parishioners, and his purpose on earth, in a whole new light. The plot is thickened when a dying villager puts his money into the parson's care; in dire need of cash to pay for his daughter's school
Feb 9, 1956 Wide
Cast
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Robert Donat
Rev. William Thorne -
Kay Walsh
Vera Thorne -
Adrienne Corri
Susan Thorne -
Denholm Elliott
Martin Blake -
Walter Fitzgerald
The Dean -
Cyril Raymond
Headmaster -
Reginald Beckwith
Foley -
Robert Sandford
Boy with Book -
Frank Atkinson
Verger -
Alan Webb
Dr. Pembury -
Richard Wattis
Solicitor -
Frederick Piper
Jeweler -
Vida Hope
Mrs. Sproatley -
Beckett Bould
Sproatley -
Richard Leech
Carter -
Jean Anderson
Mrs. Calthorpe -
Mark Daly
Spooner -
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Edie Martin
Mrs. Calthorpe's Friend -
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John Salew
Doctor -
Russell Waters
Russell -
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