The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room

126 mins | Drama | Nov. 20, 1962

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.

The L-Shaped Room

126 mins | Drama | Nov. 20, 1962

The L-Shaped Room
Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers British Lion Films, Romulus Films
Original title The L-Shaped Room
Directors Helen Whitson, Penny Daniels, Bryan Forbes
Writers Lynne Reid Banks, Bryan Forbes

Cast

Leslie Caron

as Jane Fosset

Tom Bell

as Toby

Brock Peters

as Johnny

Bernard Lee

as Charlie

Avis Bunnage

as Doris

Patricia Phoenix

as Sonia

Verity Edmett

as Jane II

Anthony Booth

as Youth in Street

Harry Locke

as Newsagent

Ellen Dryden

as Girl in Newsagent's

Emlyn Williams

as Dr. Weaver

Jennifer White

as Monica

Gerry Duggan

as Bert

Joan Ingram

as Woman in Park

Mark Eden

as Terry

Stanley Morgan

as Waiter in Club

Gerald Sim

as Doctor in Hospital

Pamela Sholto

as Nurse

Ruth Burns

as Nurse

Diane Clare

as Nurse

Arthur White

as Milkman

Nanette Newman

as Girl at End

Kay Walsh

as Prostitute (uncredited)