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Set against the strict codes of conduct and manners of the age, The Winslow Boy is based on a father's fight to clear his son's name after the boy is expelled from Osborne Naval College for allegedly stealing a five-shilling postal order.
- Terence Rattigan
- 1950
The Winslow Boy is a 1999 US made film period drama directed by David Mamet and starring Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Gemma Jones. Set in London before World War I, it depicts a British family defending at all costs the honour of its naval cadet young son against a false charge of theft.
The Winslow Boy is a 1948 British drama film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's 1946 play The Winslow Boy. It was made by De Grunwald Productions and distributed by the British Lion Film Corporation. It was directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Anatole de Grunwald with Teddy Baird as associate producer.
Oct 29, 1999 · A family fights for justice after their son is expelled from Naval College for stealing a postal order. Based on a play by Terence Rattigan, the film stars Jeremy Northam, Nigel Hawthorne and Rebecca Pidgeon.
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- Drama, Romance
- David Mamet
- 1999-10-29
Learn everything about Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy, based on a real-life court case of a naval cadet expelled for stealing. Find summaries, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, terms, symbols, and more.
Act 1. It is 1912, and fourteen-year-old Ronnie Winslow has just arrived home after being expelled by Osborne Naval College for allegedly stealing a postal order from a fellow student. He reveals himself to Violet, the Winslows’ housemaid, and seems incredibly frightened.
The Winslow Boy. Based on the play by Terence Rattigan, this British drama finds young Ronnie Winslow (Neil North) accused of a petty theft and expelled from naval school.
- Drama
