The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Name: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Genre: Drama, Classic
Released: 1969
Duration: T1H56M
Cast: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Celia Johnson

The mighty Maggie Smith earned her first Academy Award in this 1969 British film playing a headstrong teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh who ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-olds with her over-romanticised world view.

85 ^%Rotten
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Directed by Ronald Neame

1969Rating: M116 minsUK

DramaClassic

Director:: Ronald Neame
Writer:: Jay Presson Allen
Cast:: Maggie SmithRobert StephensPamela FranklinCelia Johnson

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Awards

Award Winner

Best Actress in a Leading Role (Smith), Academy Awards 1970; Best Original Song ("Jean"), Golden Globes 1970; Best Actress (Smith) & Supporting Actress (Johnson), BAFTA

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Reviews

85%20 reviews

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TV Guide

The movie loses some steam when it turns to romantic melodrama, but Smith keeps you watching to see how she works with it.

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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Awards

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