
British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.
Cast

Julie Christie
Lady Marian Trimingham

Alan Bates
Ted Burgess

Edward Fox
Hugh Trimingham

Michael Redgrave
The Older Leo Colston

Dominic Guard
The Young Leo Colston

Margaret Leighton
Mrs Maudsley

Michael Gough
Mr Maudsley

Richard Gibson
Marcus Maudsley
Simon Hume-Kendall
Denys

Roger Lloyd Pack
Charles
Amaryllis Garnett
Kate

Keith Buckley
Stubbs
John Rees
Blunt
Gordon Richardson
Rector

Jim Broadbent
Spectator at Cricket Match (uncredited)
Joshua Losey
Boy in Village (uncredited)
Arnold Schulkes
Servant (uncredited)
Carl Dane
Coachman (uncredited)
Crew

Joseph Losey
Director

Harold Pinter
Screenplay
L.P. Hartley
Novel
Reginald Beck
Editor

Gerry Fisher
Director of Photography
Robert Velaise
Executive Producer
John Heyman
Producer
Norman Priggen
Producer
Denis Johnson
Producer
Mike Rutter
Assistant Camera
John Furniss
Costume Design

Michel Legrand
Original Music Composer
George Dean
Painter

Carmen Dillon
Art Direction
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