The Winslow Boy (1948)
In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
- Date of release
- 1948-09-24
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (29)
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Anthony Asquith
Casting
- Robert Donat — Sir Robert Morton
- Cedric Hardwicke — Arthur Winslow
- Margaret Leighton — Catherine Winslow
- Basil Radford — Desmond Curry
- Kathleen Harrison — Violet
- Francis L. Sullivan — Attorney General
- Marie Lohr — Grace Winslow
- Jack Watling — Dickie Winslow
- Walter Fitzgerald — First Lord
- Frank Lawton — John Watherstone
- Neil North — Ronnie Winslow
- Nicholas Hannen — Col. Watherstone
Interesting facts
The Winslow Boy is a 1948 British drama film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's 1946 play The Winslow Boy. It was made by De Grunwald Productions and distributed by the British Lion Film Corporation. It was directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Anatole de Grunwald with Teddy Baird as associate producer. The adapted screenplay was written by de Grunwald and Rattigan based on Rattigan's play. The music score was by William Alwyn and the cinematography by Freddie Young.
Production
The Archer-Shee case took place in 1908, while the film is set in 1912–13, just prior to World War I.
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