Quest for Love

Quest for Love (1971)

He had seen her, felt her touch, knew she existed...

After a scientific experiment goes horribly wrong during a demonstration, a scientist finds himself trapped in an alternate reality that bears some similarities to our own, but also has some striking differences. In this other reality the Second World War had never occurred, mankind had not yet traveled into Space and Mt. Everest had not yet been conquered, just to name a few things. Also in this other reality he is no longer a scientist but rather a well known author. After a personal tragedy in this alternate world, he finds himself back in his own world and desperately trying to locate the woman he fell in love with in the other world. Little does she know, however, that her life depends on him finding her.

Date of release
1971-06-06
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (15)
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Romance, Drama, Science Fiction
Director
Ralph Thomas

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Random Quest
  • Filmed in: Pinewood Studios

Quest for Love is a 1971 British romantic science fiction drama film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Joan Collins, Tom Bell and Denholm Elliott. It was written by Terence Feely based on the 1954 short story Random Quest by John Wyndham.

Production

John Wyndham's story had been adapted on television on BBC2 as an episode of Out of the Unknown in 1969. It starred Keith Barron and Tracy Reed. Film rights went to Peter Rodgers, who produced the Carry On series for the Rank Organisation and had made an arrangement to produce "thriller and romantic subject" films for them. Quest for Love was the second in Rogers' slate of movies at Rank under this arrangement.

Filming took place under the working title Quest starting October 1970 at Pinewood Studios and on location in Buckinghamshire.

Joan Collins said that, out of her entire career, she was proudest of her performances in the TV series Dynasty, and the films Decadence (1994) and Quest for Love.

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