The Long Memory

The Long Memory

The Long Memory

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The Long Memory

"To kiss or to kill?"

1953

1h 36m

6.7(20 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court.

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19 members

Acting

John Mills

Phillip Davidson

John Mills

Acting

John McCallum

Supt. Bob Lowther

John McCallum

Acting

Elizabeth Sellars

Fay Lowther

Elizabeth Sellars

Acting

Eva Bergh

Ilse

Eva Bergh

Acting

Geoffrey Keen

Craig

Geoffrey Keen

Acting

Michael Martin Harvey

Jackson

Michael Martin Harvey

Acting

John Chandos

Boyd

John Chandos

Acting

John Slater

Pewsey

John Slater

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Thora Hird

Mrs Pewsey

Thora Hird

Acting

Vida Hope

Alice Gedge

Vida Hope

Acting

John Glyn-Jones

Gedge

John Glyn-Jones

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Mary Mackenzie

Gladys

Mary Mackenzie

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Harold Lang

Boyd's Chauffeur/Receptionist

Harold Lang

Acting

John Horsley

Bletchley

John Horsley

Acting

Fred Johnson

Driver

Fred Johnson

Acting

Laurence Naismith

Hasbury

Laurence Naismith

Acting

Peter Jones

Fisher

Peter Jones

Acting

Christopher Beeny

Mickie

Christopher Beeny

Acting

Denis Shaw

Shaw (uncredited)

Denis Shaw

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