The Browning Version
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.
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Title: The Browning Version Summary: Forced to retire from an English public school, an unpopular professor must confront his failure as a teacher and husband. Directed by: Anthony Asquith Anthony Asquith Actors: Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick Production Company: Javelin Films Release Date: 6 April 1951 (UK) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 Color: Black and White Andrew Crocker-Harris, a classics teacher at an English school, is afflicted with a heart ailment and an unfaithful wife. His interest in his pupils wanes as he looks towards his final days in employment.
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- Director
- Anthony Asquith
- Starring
- Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Bill Travers, Ronald Howard, Ivan Samson, Judith Furse
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