21 Days

21 Days

21 Days

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21 Days

"Excitingly together!"

1940

1h 12m

6.1(28 votes)

Drama

Romance

Crime

Overview

After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up— or let an innocent man go to the gallows.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh

Wanda

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Larry Durrant

Leslie Banks

Leslie Banks

Keith Durrant

Francis L. Sullivan

Francis L. Sullivan

Mander

David Horne

David Horne

Beavis

William Dewhurst

William Dewhurst

Lord Chief Justice

Frederick Lloyd

Frederick Lloyd

Swinton

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Tolly

Esme Percy

Esme Percy

Henry Wallen

Elliott Mason

Frau Grunlich

Creative team

Directed by: Basil Dean
Written by: John Galsworthy
Graham Greene
Produced by: Alexander Korda

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