The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
107 audience votes
Key crew
- Anthony AsquithDirector
- Terence RattiganScreenplay
Cast
- Michael RedgraveAndrew Crocker-Harris
- Jean KentMillie Crocker-Harris
- Nigel PatrickFrank Hunter
- Wilfrid Hyde-WhiteFrobisher
- Bill TraversFletcher
- Ronald HowardGilbert
- Ivan SamsonLord Baxter
- Judith FurseMrs. Williamson
- Josephine MiddletonMrs. Frobisher
- Peter JonesCarstairs
- Sarah LawsonBetty Carstairs
- Brian SmithTaplow
Stills
Themes
based on play or musicalteacherboys' schoolenglish teacher