The L-Shaped Room
Sex is not a forbidden word
Genres
Overview
Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
126 min
Release Date
1962-11-20
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
36
Vote Average
6.8
Leslie Caron
Jane Fosset
Tom Bell
Toby
Brock Peters
Johnny
Bernard Lee
Charlie
Avis Bunnage
Doris
Patricia Phoenix
Sonia
Cicely Courtneidge
Mavis
Verity Edmett
Jane II
Anthony Booth
Youth in Street
Harry Locke
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Ellen Dryden
Girl in Newsagent's
Emlyn Williams
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Jennifer White
Monica
Gerry Duggan
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Joan Ingram
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Mark Eden
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Stanley Morgan
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Gerald Sim
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Pamela Sholto
Nurse
Ruth Burns
Nurse
Diane Clare
Nurse
Arthur White
Milkman
Nanette Newman
Girl at End
Kay Walsh
Prostitute (uncredited)
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