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In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 nominations total
Cedric Hardwicke
- Arthur Winslow
- (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
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- TriviaThis film is based on the real-life Royal Navy cadet George Archer-Shee (1895-1914), the alleged theft took place in 1908 and the trial in 1910. Archer-Shee was commissioned in the British Army in 1913 and was killed in WWI at the First Battle of Ypres on October 31, 1914.
- GoofsWhen the film opens, a suburban train is coming into a station. The locomotive is in the livery of LNER (London & North Eastern Railway). Arthur Winslow alights having told his travelling companions that he has just retired from Lloyds Bank. When he gets home he shows his wife a pocket watch the bank gave him to mark his retirement. It's dated 1912, but the LNER wasn't created until 1923.
- Quotes
Sir Robert Morton: Let right be done!
- ConnectionsVersion of The Winslow Boy (1958)
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This is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen, and since I turn 92 next month, I have seen a fair number of movies. Robert Donat, one of England's greatest actors ever, embodies the true-life soul of Sir Robert Morton, a high-powered attorney, who sacrificed his success for principle. Sir Cedric Hardwicke as magnificent as the accused boy's beleaguered father. Margaret Leighton's chemistry with Donat is flawless. The dialogue by Terrence Rattigan is equally classic. There are also wonderful small bits by Stanley Holloway, Cyril Ritchard, and Ernest Thesinger. If you wish to see a classic English film, almost unknown in this country, rent this one, and you are in for a treat.
Incidentally, there is also a 1998 version of this movie starring Jeremy Northam and Ian McKellen. Although it does not approach the greatness of the original, it is a more than satisfactory homage, and well worth seeing in its own right --- AFTER you've treated yourself to Donat's classic performance.
Incidentally, there is also a 1998 version of this movie starring Jeremy Northam and Ian McKellen. Although it does not approach the greatness of the original, it is a more than satisfactory homage, and well worth seeing in its own right --- AFTER you've treated yourself to Donat's classic performance.
- the_old_roman
- Aug 25, 2001
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- Also known as
- Kadet Winslow
- Filming locations
- London Film Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK(studio: produced at London Film Studios Shepperton, England)
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- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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