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Forever Amber
Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.
- Original title
- Forever Amber
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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CinemaSerf
Nov 27, 2022 · via TMDB
Perhaps had Otto Preminger just been a bit more judicious with the razor blade in the edit, this rather over-long drama might have been more enjoyable. As it is, it takes far too long to establish the story of the disenfranchised "Amber" (Linda Darnell) whose family were on the wrong side at the end of the English Civil war. Upon the restoration of King Charles II (George Sanders) her prospects start to look better, and to that end she allies herself with "Lord Carlton" (Cornel Wilde) and his friend "Lord Almsbury" (Richard Greene) and a bumpy ride of men, prison and opportunity ensues. Not to put too fine a point on it, "Amber" is quite prepared to use all of her feminine wiles to achieve her goals, and as she moves onwards and upwards, she equally finds herself more and more alone - a position that becomes much clearer as the great fire of London changes everything. The drama depicts well the ambitious woman, and Darnell carries off the part quite successfully, but Wilde is well past his best here and Green doesn't really impose himself often enough to make much impact on rather plodding nature of the chronology. Sanders is adequate in a role he played more than once and the whole look of the film captures well the sense of optimism and opportunism that prevailed upon the return of the King. Keep an eye out for Jessica Tandy amongst a competent supporting cast that also features Richard Haydn in the rather implausible guise of her wealthy and jealous husband "Radcliffe". It's a largely forgotten film, this, and though I did quite enjoy watching it, I can understand why. I am fan of the genre, and Darnell does well here, but despite the lavishness of the costumes and the sets, it's all just a bit lacklustre.
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Linda Darnell
Amber St. Clair
Cornel Wilde
Bruce Carlton
Richard Greene
Lord Harry Almsbury
George Sanders
King Charles II
Glenn Langan
Capt. Rex Morgan
Richard Haydn
Earl of Radcliffe
Jessica Tandy
Nan Britton
Anne Revere
Mother Red Cap
John Russell
Black Jack Mallard
Jane Ball
Corinne Carlton
Robert Coote
Sir Thomas Dudley
Leo G. Carroll
Matt Goodgroome
Margaret Wycherly
Mrs. Spong
Alma Kruger
Lady Constance Redmond
Edmund Breon
Lord Redmond
Alan Napier
Landale
Norma Varden
Mrs. Abbott
Ellen Corby
Marge
Edith Evanson
Sarah
Will Stanton
Deadeye
Robert Adler
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Patrick Aherne
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Mari Aldon
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Robert Andersen
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Richard Bailey
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Ted Billings
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Leonard Carey
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Harry Cording
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James Craven
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Jean De Briac
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Cyril Delevanti
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Tom Dillon
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Vernon Downing
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Edith Evanson
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Arthur Gould-Porter
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Robert Greig
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Ruth Hall
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Dolores Hart
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Leyland Hodgson
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Victoria Horne
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Robin Hughes
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Boyd Irwin
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Ian Keith
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Skelton Knaggs
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Marten Lamont
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Fred Libby
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Lillian Molieri
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Tom Moore
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Ottola Nesmith
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Tempe Pigott
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Loretta Russell
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Mildred Shay
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Yorke Sherwood
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Will Stanton
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William Stelling
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Houseley Stevenson
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Norma Varden
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Leslie Vincent
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Friedrich von Ledebur
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Douglas Walton
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Harry Wilson
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Frederick Worlock
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Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Otto Preminger
Director
Darryl F. Zanuck
Executive Producer
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Philip Dunne
Writer
Ring Lardner, Jr.
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