Director Martin Scorsese has often cited the original film as a defining influence and says it was the first 'truly erotic' film he saw. Deborah Kerr was the lead actress with whom he was sexually obsessed — but she was married to another man. Powell now directed his romantic energies towards Kathleen Byron (Sister Ruth), the married daughter of a railway clerk. 'Deborah Kerr used to whisper to me, 'Don't argue with him, just say, Oh, what a marvellous idea' — and then do exactly what you want to do.' What Kathleen Byron had not anticipated was the wrath of Powell's wife, Frankie Reidy, over the affair.

Source: Daily Mail December 28, 2020 22:03 UTC