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| Director: | Peter Glenville | 
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| Writer: | James Barlow, Peter Glenville | 
| Staring: | 
| A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 16, 1962 | 
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| Director: | Peter Glenville | 
| Writer: | James Barlow, Peter Glenville | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | courtroom, teacher student relationship, rape accusation, vengeful student, student threatens teacher | 
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Romulus Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: May 01, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Laurence Olivier | Graham Weir | 
| Simone Signoret | Anna Weir | 
| Sarah Miles | Shirley Taylor | 
| Terence Stamp | Mitchell | 
| Hugh Griffith | O'Hara | 
| Roland Culver | Trowman | 
| Dudley Foster | Detective Sergeant Keirnan | 
| Frank Pettingell | Ferguson | 
| Thora Hird | Mrs. Taylor | 
| Norman Bird | Mr. Taylor | 
| Newton Blick | Prosecutor | 
| Allan Cuthbertson | Sylvan-Jones | 
| Barbara Ferris | Joan | 
| Rosamund Greenwood | Constance | 
| Nicholas Hannen | Magistrate | 
| Roy Holder | Thompson | 
| Derren Nesbitt | Lodger | 
| Clive Colin Bowler | Collins | 
| Earl Cameron | Chard | 
| Julia Foster | Virginia | 
| Vanda Godsell | Mrs. Thompson | 
| Lloyd Lamble | Inspector Ullyat | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| James Barlow | Novel | 
| Charles Poulton | Sound Mixer | 
| Ernest Gasser | Makeup Artist | 
| Len Shilton | Sound Mixer | 
| Gordon Bond | Hairdresser | 
| Brian West | Camera Operator | 
| Peter James | Set Decoration | 
| Beatrice Dawson | Costume Designer | 
| Wilfred Shingleton | Production Design | 
| Lambert Williamson | Conductor | 
| Peter Musgrave | Sound Editor | 
| Charles Blair | Production Manager | 
| Tony Woollard | Art Direction | 
| Peter Glenville | Screenplay, Director | 
| Jean-Michel Damase | Original Music Composer | 
| Oswald Morris | Director of Photography | 
| Jim Clark | Editor | 
| Gerry O'Hara | Assistant Director | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| John Woolf | Producer | 
| James Woolf | Producer | 
| James H. Ware | Associate Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | |
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| Academy Awards | Best Actress | Anne Bancroft | Won | 
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