The Browning Version

★★★★★

“How could he look on and say nothing ... it was his wife!”

1951 · 1 h 30 min

Directed by Anthony Asquith

Drama

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Cast

Michael Redgrave Jean Kent Nigel Patrick Wilfrid Hyde-White Brian Smith Bill Travers

Credits

Written by: Terence Rattigan

Plot

A strict, unpopular teacher at an English boys' school, close to retirement, faces his failures as a teacher and as a husband, and a small gesture from a student moves him, in a moving drama.

Sinekatalog’s take

A moving and restrained drama with Michael Redgrave.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 8.0 / 10 (5,994 votes)
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