The Heart of the Matter

★6.6 1953 1h 45m Crime, Drama

An unhappily married British security officer stationed in Sierra Leone during World War II falls in love with a young Austrian woman and starts an affair. He soon starts feeling guilty.

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Actors

Trevor Howard Harry Scobie

Elizabeth Allan Louise Scobie

Denholm Elliott Wilson

Peter Finch Father Rank

Maria Schell Helen Rolt

GO Gérard Oury Yusef

George Coulouris Portuguese Captain

Michael Hordern Commissioner

JH Jane Henderson Miss Malcot (uncredited)

Earl Cameron Ali

Judith Furse Dr Sykes

John Glyn-Jones Harris (uncredited)