Maurice

Release Date:

Sep 18, 1987

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

2:20

Genre:

Drama

Director:

James Ivory

Cast:

James Wilby	Maurice Hall
Hugh Grant	Clive Durham
Rupert Graves	Alec Scudder
Denholm Elliott	Doctor Barry
Simon Callow	Mr. Ducie
Billie Whitelaw	Mrs. Hall
Ben Kingsley	Lasker-Jones
Judy Parfitt	Mrs. Durham
Phoebe Nicholls	Anne Durham
Barry Foster	Dean Cornwallis

Producers:

Ismail Merchant

Language:

English

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In 1909, Maurice Hall enters Cambridge, where he befriends wealthy Clive Durham . Clive confesses he is sexually attracted to Maurice, who realizes he is a homosexual when he begins to return Clive's feelings. The two embark on an intense but chaste affair to avoid tarnishing Clive's reputation, but eventually the relationship ends, and Clive marries Anne . While visiting Clive, Maurice is drawn toward his friend's servant, Alec Scudder .

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