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Flesh and Blood (1951)

Flesh and Blood poster
Directed by
Anthony Kimmins
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British drama about a man playing two roles in a story spanning generations. It deals with family secrets and the weight of the past.

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What happens

Flesh and Blood is a 1951 British drama film directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring with Richard Todd (in two roles), Glynis Johns and Joan Greenwood. It was written by Anatole de Grunwald based upon the 1933 play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie. Richard Todd said the film "received reasonable reviews and [did] moderate business". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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