Background
"When a marriage breaks down, what happens to the children?"
Overview
Two years of deterioration sees John and Barbara Lomax's marriage reduced to bitter sniping and "keeping up appearances" for the sake of the children. When John's old friend Bill professes his love for Barbara, the marriage finally breaks up – causing their three children to react in different ways and their son secretly determined to do Bill harm.
Background at a glance
Background is a 1953 drama film directed by Daniel Birt, starring Valerie Hobson, Philip Friend and Norman Wooland. It runs for 1 hour 20 minutes. TMDB users rate it 7.0 out of 10 from 2 votes.
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