The parson of a small rural community knows he is dying and this makes him reconsider his life so far and what he can still do to help the community.
Robert Donat
as Rev William Thorne
Kay Walsh
as Mrs. Vera Thorne
Denholm Elliott
as Martin Blake
Adrienne Corri
as Susan Thorne
Walter Fitzgerald
as The Dean
Reginald Beckwith
as Journalist Foley
Vida Hope
as Mrs. Sproatley
Cyril Raymond
as Headmaster
Russell Waters
as Russell
Richard Wattis
as Solicitor
Beckett Bould
as Mr. Sproatley
Robert Sandford
as Boy with Book