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Director:
Anthony Asquith
Writers:
Terence Rattigan (by)
Terence Rattigan (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
April 1951 (UK) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Forced to retire from an English public school. a disliked professor must confront his utter failures as a teacher, a husband, and a man. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 6 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
A Cottage On Dartmoor d: Anthony Asquith
 (From Alternative Film Guide. 30 October 2009, 3:36 PM, PDT)

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Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Michael Redgrave ... Andrew Crocker-Harris
Jean Kent ... Millie Crocker-Harris
Nigel Patrick ... Frank Hunter
Wilfrid Hyde-White ... Frobisher (as Wilfrid Hyde White)
Brian Smith ... Taplow
Bill Travers ... Fletcher
Ronald Howard ... Gilbert
Paul Medland ... Wilson
Ivan Samson ... Lord Baxter
Josephine Middleton ... Mrs. Frobisher
Peter Jones ... Carstairs
Sarah Lawson ... Betty Carstairs
Scott Harold ... Rev. Williamson
Judith Furse ... Mrs. Williamson
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:U | France:U | USA:Approved (PCA #15027) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G
Filming Locations:
Dorset, England, UK more
Company:
Javelin Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The title refers to a translation of Agamemnon. Of the many such translations, one of Crocker-Harris's pupils gives him the version written by poet Robert Browning. more
Quotes:
Andrew Crocker-Harris: I may have been a brilliant scholar, but I was woefully ignorant of the facts of life. more
Movie Connections:
References Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) more
Soundtrack:
Fifth symphony more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Fantastic., 19 November 2006
9/10
Author: OllieZ from Wolves, England

Michael Redgrave is wonderful in this film. To watch him in The Lady Vanishes, then to see him in this, it really is a testament to his acting versatility.

The story itself is utterly depressing, and shows little remorse. Though this is why the film is so brilliant. The atmosphere mixes that of the school and that of the Greek tragedy - namely Aeschylus' the Agamemnon. Coker-Harris is slowly broken down by his wife, which is similar to that of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. However, Coker-Harris has not done much wrong to warrant this hate and spite, which makes him a sympathetic and tragic character.

The film moves at a brisk pace and is not once boring. The acting is superb, the look efficient and makes for a superb film.

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