Sweet William

Sweet William

92 mins | Drama | April 11, 1980

William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter), but she nearly as quickly begins to comprehend that her new beau is anything but a one-woman man. In addition to his two ex-wives, with whom he remains remarkably close, William exhibits a disturbing attraction for nearly any female who crosses his path -- Ann's friends among them.

Sweet William

92 mins | Drama | April 11, 1980

Sweet William
William McClusky (Sam Waterston) is a dashing and eccentric Scotsman whose charms rapidly overwhelm the sweet and naive Ann Walton (Jenny Agutter), but she nearly as quickly begins to comprehend that her new beau is anything but a one-woman man. In addition to his two ex-wives, with whom he remains remarkably close, William exhibits a disturbing attraction for nearly any female who crosses his path -- Ann's friends among them.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Berwick Street Productions, Boyd's Company, Kendon Films Ltd.
Original title Sweet William
Directors Claude Whatham
Writers Beryl Bainbridge

Cast

Sam Waterston

as William McClusky

Jenny Agutter

as Ann Walton

Anna Massey

as Edna McClusky

Arthur Lowe

as Captain Walton

Geraldine James

as Pamela

Daphne Oxenford

as Mrs. Walton

Peter Dean

as Roddy / Mrs. Kershaw

Tim Pigott-Smith

as Gerald

Emma Bakhle

as Daisy Kershaw