Of Human Bondage 1964

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Of Human Bondage ★★ 1964

An essentially decent man falls fatally in love with an alluring but heartless waitress, who subtly destroys him. Based on the W. Somerset Maugham novel. Miscast and least interesting of the three film versions, although Novak gives a good performance. 100m/B VHS . GB Kim Novak, Laurence Harvey, Robert Morley, Roger Livesey, Siobhan McKenna; D: Henry Hathaway, Ken Hughes; W: Bryan Forbes; C: Oswald Morris.