The Buttercup Chain
When two people are in love they're a couple. When four people are in love they're the Buttercup Chain.
1970 | 95m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Robert Ellis Miller |
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| Writer: | Peter Draper, Janice Elliott |
| Staring: |
| Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the cousins is suspended when Margaret is sent abroad for schooling. Now a young woman, Margaret returns to London and resumes her intimate connection with France. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 24, 1970 |
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| Director: | Robert Ellis Miller |
| Writer: | Peter Draper, Janice Elliott |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | love, travel, summer |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jane Asher | Margaret |
| Hywel Bennett | France |
| Sven-Bertil Taube | Fred |
| Leigh Taylor-Young | Manny |
| Clive Revill | George |
| Michael Elphick | The Driver |
| Yutte Stensgaard | Ullah |
| Roy Dotrice | |
| Jonathan Burn |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Draper | Writer |
| Janice Elliott | Novel |
| Thelma Connell | Editor |
| Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design |
| Fred Carter | Art Direction |
| Gabriella Falk | Costume Design |
| Philip Leakey | Makeup Artist |
| Richard Mills | Makeup Artist |
| Chris Greenham | Sound Editor |
| Paul Le Mare | Sound Recordist |
| Doug E. Turner | Sound Recordist |
| Ron Conley | Boom Operator |
| Richard Rodney Bennett | Original Music Composer |
| Robert Ellis Miller | Director |
| Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| David James | Still Photographer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Leslie Gilliat | Executive Producer |
| Philip Waddilove | Producer |
| John Whitney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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