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The House in the Square (1951) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1951 · 90 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Roy Ward Baker
- Starring
- Kathleen Byron, Raymond Huntley, Tyrone Power, Ann Blyth, Michael Rennie, Dennis Price
Atomic physicist Peter Standish is thrust from the modern world into 1784 after following clues in his ancestor’s diaries. Struggling to adapt, he encounters his forefather’s cousin, Helen, and the two fall in love. His futuristic ideas and language bewilder the 18th‑century locals. The story revisits the premise of the 1933 film Berkeley Square.
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