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The L-Shaped Room
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The L-Shaped Room

1962-11-20 · 126 min · ★ 6.8

Drama · Romance

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.

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Directors
Bryan Forbes
Production companies
Romulus Films, British Lion Films
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Leslie CaronLeslie CaronJane Fosset
Tom BellTom BellToby
Brock PetersBrock PetersJohnny
Bernard LeeBernard LeeCharlie
Avis BunnageAvis BunnageDoris
Patricia PhoenixPatricia PhoenixSonia
Cicely CourtneidgeCicely CourtneidgeMavis
Verity EdmettJane II
Anthony BoothAnthony BoothYouth in Street
Harry LockeHarry LockeNewsagent
Ellen DrydenGirl in Newsagent's
Emlyn WilliamsEmlyn WilliamsDr. Weaver
Jennifer WhiteJennifer WhiteMonica
Gerry DugganGerry DugganBert
Joan IngramJoan IngramWoman in Park
Mark EdenMark EdenTerry
Stanley MorganWaiter in Club
Gerald SimGerald SimDoctor in Hospital
Pamela SholtoNurse
Ruth BurnsNurse

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