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How could he look on and say nothing ... it was his wife!
How could he look on and say nothing ... it was his wife!
Drama
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1951
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Andrew Crocker-Harris has been forced from his position as the classics master at an English public school due to poor health. As he winds up his final term, he discovers not only that his wife, Millie, has been unfaithful to him with one of his fellow schoolmasters, but that the school's students and faculty have long disdained him. However, an unexpected act of kindness causes Crocker-Harris to re-evaluate his life's work.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
PASSED
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
6 Apr 1951
Country:
GB
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 7 wins & 1 nomination.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The role of the retiring master is not an easy one, but a prize in the right hands. Michael Redgrave fills it with distinction.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
Worth watching for Redgrave's powerfully detailed performance as the schoolmaster.
– Tom Milne,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
What begins as an anti-Goodbye, Mr. Chips ends, thanks to some psychological point stretching, as an imitation of it.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
10 Jan 2004
rotten:
The schoolmaster to whom our pity is drawn is a pretty weak and lukewarm individual, hardly fit to be a teacher of growing boys -- even a teacher of classical languages, which he is.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003