A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.
Laurence Olivier
Simone Signoret
Sarah Miles
Terence Stamp
Hugh Griffith
Roland Culver
Dudley Foster
Frank Pettingell
Thora Hird
Norman Bird
Newton Blick
Allan Cuthbertson
Barbara Ferris
Rosamund Greenwood
Nicholas Hannen
Roy Holder
Derren Nesbitt
Clive Colin Bowler
Earl Cameron
Julia Foster
Vanda Godsell
Lloyd Lamble