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THE Screening of the wartime classic film A Canterbury Tale
saw two actors reunited for the first time in more than half a century.
Sheila Sim - better known as Lady Attenborough - and John Sweet were the
stars of the film which was shot in and around the city in 1944.
The film premiered that year at the Friar's Cinema, now the Marlowe Theatre,
but Mr Sweet, an American GI, had been unable to attend and the two stars
had not met since.
To commemorate the original screening 56 years ago, the two stars were in
the public eye again as they unveiled a plaque in the theatre foyer
last Tuesday.
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At the ceremony Lady Attenborough said: "I am very touched indeed. It is
a great day for me and brings back some wonderful memories.
"John and I haven't seen each other since 1944."
A Canterbury Tale was the first film lady Attenborough had starred in and
it
was during the shooting that she became engaged to Richard Attenborough.
As patron of the Kent International Film Festival, she and Mr Sweet had
been
guests of honour at a
special screening of the film on Monday which launched the event.
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Mr Sweet said: "I loved seeing the film with a Canterbury audience because
they were familier with the locations.
Local author Paul Tritton, who has written a book about A Canterbury Tale
said: "The original screening of the film made history because it was
the first time a British world premier had taken place in a provincial town.
Crowds gathered on Monday to catch a glimps of the wartime stars as they
attended the screening at the ABC cinema.
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