| Frieda | |
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| Directed by | Basil Dearden |
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| Based on | Frieda by Ronald Millar |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Gordon Dines |
| Edited by | Leslie Norman |
| Music by | John Greenwood |
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| Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £168,435[1] |
| Box office | £227,017[1] |
Frieda is a 1947 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring David Farrar, Glynis Johns and Mai Zetterling.[2] Made by Michael Balcon at Ealing Studios, it is based on the 1946 play of the same title by Ronald Millar who co-wrote the screenplay with Angus MacPhail. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Jim Morahan and Michael Relph.
During World War II, a German woman rescues an English prisoner-of-war. He decides to marry her, though he does not actually love her. Following the war, the couple settle in Oxfordshire. Frieda has to deal with both anti-German sentiment in post-war Britain, and with her unrepentant Nazi brother.
- ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 355. Gross is distributor's gross receipts.
- ^ "Frieda (1947)". Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.