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Background (1953)

“When a marriage breaks down, what happens to the children?”
★ 7.02 votes ⏱ 1 h 20 min

Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.

Background is a 1953 movie. Genres: Drama. Directed by Daniel Birt. Main cast: Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend, Norman Wooland, Janette Scott, Mandy Miller. Runtime: 80 minutes. Its average rating is 7.0 out of 10, from 2 votes.

Release dateNovember 9, 1953
Runtime1 h 20 min
DirectorDaniel Birt
ScreenplayWarren Chetham-Strode
Original languageEN

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