Overview:
Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been unfaithful to him with one of his fellow schoolmasters, but that the school's students and faculty have long disdained him. However, an unexpected act of kindness causes Crocker-Harris to re-evaluate his life's work.| Status: | Released (1951-04-06) |
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| Awards: | Nominated for 2 BAFTA 7 wins & 3 nominations total |
| Screen: | Terence Rattigan |
| Productions: | Javelin Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Français, ελληνικά, Latin |
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Casts
- 7640: Michael Redgrave - Andrew Crocker-Harris
- 20143: Jean Kent - Millie Crocker-Harris
- 121003: Nigel Patrick - Frank Hunter
- 15387: Wilfrid Hyde-White - Frobisher
- 16898: Bill Travers - Fletcher
- 11134: Ronald Howard - Gilbert
- 1176059: Ivan Samson - Lord Baxter
Crews
- 32919: Anthony Asquith - Director - Directing
- 137992: Terence Rattigan - Screenplay - Writing
- 137992: Terence Rattigan - Writer - Writing
- 9904: Weston Drury Jr. - Casting - Production
- 11118: George Pollock - Assistant Director - Directing
- 25825: John D. Guthridge - Editor - Editing
- 1207586: W.T. Partleton - Makeup Artist - Costume & Make-Up
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In despicable literary characters such as Ebenezer Scrooge, and here, Michael Redgrave's Andrew Crocker-Harris, it is necessary--perhaps even more so now than ever before--to see the triumph of the human spirit and the soul-cleansing power of redemption and forgiveness (both in other ....
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There's a little bit of the "Mr Chips" story in this adaptation of Terence Rattigan's story of life in a once proud English public school. "Crocker-Harris" (Michael Redgrave) has rather stoically and unsympathetically been trying to drum Greek into his classes of largely disintereste ....
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