The Browning Version (1951 film)
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The Browning Version (1951 film) is a British drama adapted from Terence Rattigan’s play, renowned for its poignant portrayal of an aging, emotionally repressed schoolmaster facing retirement and personal failure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Browning Version (1951 film) canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The Browning Version (stage play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedBy | Michael Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Browning Version (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Terence Rattigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Desmond Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Anthony Asquith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Gordon Hales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-war British cinema ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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school drama ⓘ |
| hasLaterRemake | The Browning Version (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Michael Redgrave as Andrew Crocker-Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Andrew Crocker-Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Alwyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | retirement of an aging teacher ⓘ |
| notableAward | Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | poignant portrayal of an aging schoolmaster ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | T. E. B. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | J. Arthur Rank Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolmaster ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1951-04-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1951 ⓘ |
| runtime | 90 minutes ⓘ |
| screenAdaptationType | theatrical play adaptation ⓘ |
| screenTimeFocus | final days before retirement of the protagonist ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Terence Rattigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | English public school ⓘ |
| starring |
Brian Smith
NERFINISHED
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Jean Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Redgrave NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigel Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilfrid Hyde-White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional repression
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failure ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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