Frieda (film)
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Frieda is a 1947 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring David Farrar, Glynis Johns and Mai Zetterling.[2] Made by Michael Balcon at Ealing Studios, it is based on the 1946 play of the same title by Ronald Millar who co-wrote the screenplay with Angus MacPhail. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jim Morahan and Michael Relph.
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Directed by | Basil Dearden |
Screenplay by |
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Based on | Frieda by Ronald Millar |
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Cinematography | Gordon Dines |
Edited by | Leslie Norman |
Music by | John Greenwood |
Production company | |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date | 19 June 1947 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £168,435[1] |
Box office | £227,017[1] |
During World War II, a German woman rescues an English prisoner-of-war. He decides to marry her, though he does not actually love her. Following the war, the couple settle in Oxfordshire. Frieda has to deal with both anti-German sentiment in post-war Britain, and with her unrepentant Nazi brother.