Sons and Lovers
“You'll never forget the young lovers in...”
Jack CardiffWhere to watch in the United States: Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Trevor Howard 
Dean Stockwell 
Wendy Hiller 
Mary Ure 
Heather Sears 
William Lucas
Credits
Written by: Gavin Lambert
Plot
The son of a working-class British mining family has dreams of pursuing an art career, but when he strikes up an affair with an older, married woman from the town it enrages his kind but possessive mother.
Sinekatalog’s take
Sons and Lovers (1960) is a British drama directed by Jack Cardiff. It stars Trevor Howard, Dean Stockwell and Wendy Hiller. It runs 103 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Awards
- Golden Globe Awards 1961: Best Director (Golden Globe Award for Best Director) — Jack Cardiff
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (2,029 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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