The Passionate Friends DVD (2008) Ann Todd, Lean (DIR) cert PG Title: The Passionate Friends Leading Actor: Ann Todd Region: Region 2 Duration: 87 mins Format: DVD / Normal Type: DVD No. of Discs: 1 disc(s) Studio / Publisher: ITV Global Entertaiment Ltd UK Release Date: 15 Sep 2008 David Lean directed this tale based on the novel by H.G. Wells in which a woman (Ann Todd) meets and marries an older man (Claude Rains) but then bumps into her former lover (Trevor Howard) and finds her passions re-ignited.