Never trust a man whoever he is. This is the bitter lesson learned by Mary MacNeil in her relationships with three different men: her father, a mendacious womanizer; a smooth-talking office flirt, Cornelius; and an aging barrister, Emlyn, who is enchanted by Mary's youthful vitality and charm.
Michael Caine | Corneilus |
Sean Connery | MacNeil |
Paul Scofield | Sir Emlyn Bowen, Q. C. |
Laurence Olivier | Narrator |
Katharine Blake | Miss Saville |
Anna Calder-Marshall | Mary McNeil |
Roddy McMillan | Billy |
Jo Rowbottom | Barmaid |
Maggie Rennie | Barmaid |
Katharine Page | Aunt Sarah |
Michael Bates | Fred |
Janet Key | Sally |