A Touch of Love (1969 film)

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A Touch of Love
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWaris Hussein
Screenplay byMargaret Drabble
Based onThe Millstone
by Margaret Drabble
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Suschitzky
Edited byBill Blunden
Music byMichael Dress
Production
companies
Distributed byBritish Lion Films
Release dates
  • June 1969 (1969-06) (Berlin)
  • September 1969 (1969-09) (United Kingdom)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£304,512[1]

A Touch of Love, also released under the title Thank You All Very Much, is a 1969 British drama film directed by Waris Hussein and adapted by Margaret Drabble from her novel The Millstone (1965).[2] The film stars Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles, John Standing and Eleanor Bron. It was entered into the 19th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]

Plot

Rosamund Stacey, a young bookish girl in London society, spends her days studying for a doctorate in the British Museum and her nights avoiding the sexual attention of the men in her life. One day, all that changes; through a friend, she is introduced to rising TV newsreader/announcer George Matthews. After a further chance meeting and a tumble on the sofa, she finds herself pregnant from her first sexual encounter. After a failed attempt at

single motherhood
, aided only by her close friend Lydia.

Cast

Release

Box office

Milton Subotsky said the film was not a box office success, but since the filmmakers sold it to the distributors for more than its cost, they made a profit. Rosenberg later said it was in his opinion the best film that Amicus produced.[4]

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