Post by BATouttaheck on Sept 10, 2019 3:49:16 GMT
"Robert Mitchum was widely felt to be badly miscast as a timid, frigid Irish schoolteacher. Director Sir David Lean believed that casting against type made movies more interesting." (IMDb)
Lean was right (imo)!
"As problematic as the production was, Robert Mitchum said that he felt his performance in the movie ranked amongst his best, that Sir David Lean was one of the best directors with whom he had worked, and that he regretted the movie was so poorly received."