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May We Borrow Your Husband? (1993)

May We Borrow Your Husband? poster
Directed by
Bob Mahoney
Genre
tv movie
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 42m
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A writer on holiday in the south of France watches a young married couple. He gets drawn into their relationship when the husband begins an affair.

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What happens

May We Borrow Your Husband? is a British television film produced in 1986. Adapted from the short story by Graham Greene, the film was written by Dirk Bogarde and directed by Bob Mahoney. It originally aired on ITV on 23 November 1986 and featured an ensemble cast including Bogarde, Charlotte Attenborough, Simon Shepherd, and David Yelland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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