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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Synopsis: Adaptation of Muriel Spark's novel and Jay Presson Allen's stage play, about Jean Brodie, a flamboyant, unconventional school teacher in 1930's Edinburgh, Scotland, who flies in the face of the ultra-conservativism of the head mistress and Board of Governors at the Marcia Blaine School... Adaptation of Muriel Spark's novel and Jay Presson Allen's stage play, about Jean Brodie, a flamboyant, unconventional school teacher in 1930's Edinburgh, Scotland, who flies in the face of the ultra-conservativism of the head mistress and Board of Governors at the Marcia Blaine School for Girls, as she tries to instill in her pupils the truth and beauty in art, history, literature, and sensuality. [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Gordon Jackson, Celia Johnson
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 7, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
- Stereo - English
- Mono - Spanish
- Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Ronald Neame - Director, Pamela Franklin - Star
- Trailers - 1. Trailer
- 2. Teaser Trailer
- 3. "Fox Studio Classics"
Text/Image Galleries:
- Still Gallery
Reviews
...stripped of [star Maggie Smith's] presence, there's no doubt that the film would be a complete bore.
Some memorable performances don't quite make Jean Brodie feel like real cinema.
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