In post-WWII Hong Kong, unhappily married Carol has an affair with Paul. Her physician husband Walter discovers it and presents her with a choice: travel with him to China (where he will fight a cholera epidemic) or face the scandal of a public divorce. She persuades him to reconsider and he proposes an alternative. If Paul's wife will agree to a divorce and he marries Carol within one week Walter will obtain a quiet divorce. Carol presents Walter's 'deal' to Paul, who regretfully declines, citing respect for his wife.Carol sees as her only choice to accompany Walter to the village, where she meets booze-soaked Tim. He soon introduces her to nuns at the local hospital-convent and Carol begins to re-evaluate her self-absorbed life and character. Working at the convent, Carol learns she is pregnant. She tells Walter she's unsure who is the father and he regrets her honesty. Shortly after, Walter contracts cholera and dies. Carol returns to Hong Kong and an uncertain future.
Credits
The Seventh Sin Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Eleanor Parker
She was 35, 91 years old when she died
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as Carol Carwin |
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George Sanders
He was 50, 65 years old when he died
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as Tim Waddington |
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Ellen Corby
She was 46, 87 years old when she died
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as Sister Saint Joseph |
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Jean-Pierre Aumont
He was 46, 90 years old when he died
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as Paul Duvelle |
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Bill Travers
He was 35, 72 years old when he died
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as Walter Carwin |
The Seventh Sin Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Karl Tunberg as Screenplay. He was 48 (83) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Ray June as Director of Photography. He was 62 (63) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Ronald Neame as Director. He was 46 (99) years old when He died
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Directing |
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W. Somerset Maugham as Novel. He was 83 (91) years old when He died
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Writing |
