The Years Between (film)

The Years Between
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Directed by	Compton Bennett
Produced by	Sydney Box Betty E. Box
Written by	Muriel Box Sydney Box
Based on	the play by Daphne Du Maurier
Starring	Michael Redgrave Valerie Hobson Flora Robson
Music by	Benjamin Frankel
Cinematography	Reginald H. Wyer
Production company	Sydney Box Productions
Distributed by	The Rank Organization
Release date	8 July 1946
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	£153,000 (UK) (by July 1953)

The Years Between (1946) is a British film directed by Compton Bennett and starring Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson and Flora Robson in an adaptation of The Years Between by Daphne du Maurier.

The film charts the homecoming of a British MI6 officer, who had been working with the French Resistance and was presumed dead. His wife is about to marry again, and to become an MP, and all must now readjust to the new situation.

According to trade papers, the film was a "notable box office attraction" at British cinemas.

The New York Times wrote, "an intimate and sometimes touching tale...Intelligently handled by Compton Bennett who directed the drama with an eye toward distilling character and perception from his cast...But it is rather unfortunate that the cast's intense and genuine portrayals are not matched by the over-all effect of this serious but heavy vehicle."

It was the 22nd most popular film at the British box office in 1946 after The Wicked Lady, The Bells of St Marys, Piccadilly Incident, The Captive Heart, Road to Utopia, Caravan, Anchors Away, The Corn is Green, Gilda, The House on 92nd Street, The Overlanders, Appointment with Crime, The Bandit of Sherwood Forrest, Kitty, Spellbound, Scarlet Street, Men of Two Worlds, Courage of Lassie, Mildred Pierce, The Spiral Staircase and Brief Encounter.