''Leopard in the Snow'' is a 1978 British

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directed by

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and starring

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and Billie Whitelaw. It was based on the 1974 novel ''Leopard in the Snow'' by Anne Mather.

Plot summary

In the middle of a

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, a young woman takes shelter in a house owned by a former racing driver still recovering from an accident he had some years before.BFI.org
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Cast

- Dominic Lyall *

- Helen James *

- Sir Phillip James * Billie Whitelaw - Isabel James * Gordon Thomson - Michael Framley *

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- Bolt * Yvonne Masters - Bessie * Peter Burton - Mr Framley *

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- Miss Framley

References

External links

* 1978 films 1978 drama films British drama films Films based on British novels Films directed by Gerry O'Hara 1970s English-language films 1970s British films {{1970s-UK-film-stub