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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her own stage play, which was in turn based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Muriel Spark.
A 1969 comedy drama romance film based on Muriel Spark's novel, starring Maggie Smith as a rebellious schoolteacher in 1930s Edinburgh. See cast, crew, plot, trivia, reviews, awards, and more on IMDb.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Ronald Neame
- 1969-02-25
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a novel by Muriel Spark, the best known of her works. It was first published in The New Yorker magazine and was published as a book by Macmillan in 1961. The character of Miss Jean Brodie brought Spark international fame and brought her into the first rank of contemporary Scottish literature.
- Muriel Spark
- 1961
LitCharts offers a comprehensive guide to Muriel Spark's novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, a post-war British fiction set in 1930s Edinburgh. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
A comprehensive overview of the novel by Muriel Spark, set in 1930s Edinburgh, Scotland. Follow the story of Miss Jean Brodie, a charismatic and unorthodox teacher who influences six girls in her class, and her love affairs with two men.
Jean Brodie (Maggie Smith) is a free-spirited teacher at a Scottish girls' school during the 1930s. She encourages her young pupils to embrace romantic ideals, educating...
- (19)
- Drama
- PG
‘Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life,’ states Miss Jean Brodie, the titular character of Muriel Spark’s best regarded novel The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
