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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

  • 1969
  • M/PG
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
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Eccentric well-meaning Scottish schoolteacher Jean Brodie's extravagantly romantic ideas about life--and love--overly impress her young pupils and bring her into direct conflict with her sch... Read allEccentric well-meaning Scottish schoolteacher Jean Brodie's extravagantly romantic ideas about life--and love--overly impress her young pupils and bring her into direct conflict with her school's conservative headmistress Miss MacKay.Eccentric well-meaning Scottish schoolteacher Jean Brodie's extravagantly romantic ideas about life--and love--overly impress her young pupils and bring her into direct conflict with her school's conservative headmistress Miss MacKay.

  • Director
    • Ronald Neame
  • Writers
    • Muriel Spark
    • Jay Presson Allen
  • Stars
    • Maggie Smith
    • Gordon Jackson
    • Robert Stephens
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    10K
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    • Director
      • Ronald Neame
    • Writers
      • Muriel Spark
      • Jay Presson Allen
    • Stars
      • Maggie Smith
      • Gordon Jackson
      • Robert Stephens
    • 101User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Maggie Smith
    Maggie Smith
    • Jean Brodie
    Gordon Jackson
    Gordon Jackson
    • Gordon Lowther
    Robert Stephens
    Robert Stephens
    • Teddy Lloyd
    Pamela Franklin
    Pamela Franklin
    • Sandy
    Celia Johnson
    Celia Johnson
    • Miss Mackay
    Diane Grayson
    Diane Grayson
    • Jenny
    Jane Carr
    Jane Carr
    • Mary McGregor
    Shirley Steedman
    Shirley Steedman
    • Monica
    Lavinia Lang
    • Emily Carstairs
    Antoinette Biggerstaff
    • Helen McPhee
    Margo Cunningham
    Margo Cunningham
    • Miss Campbell
    Isla Cameron
    Isla Cameron
    • Miss McKenzie
    Rona Anderson
    Rona Anderson
    • Miss Lockhart
    Ann Way
    Ann Way
    • Miss Gaunt
    Molly Weir
    • Miss Allison Kerr
    Helena Gloag
    • Miss Kerr
    • (as Helena Cloag)
    John Dunbar
    • Mr Burrage
    Heather Seymour
    Heather Seymour
    • Clara
    • Director
      • Ronald Neame
    • Writers
      • Muriel Spark
      • Jay Presson Allen
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    • Trivia
      The school desks had to be raised so that some of the girls wouldn't look as grown-up as they really were. In fact, one of the girls was a 21-year-old mother.
    • Goofs
      Miss Brodie presents a slide show to the class. She tells a tale of how Dante Alighieri fell in love with Beatrice Portinari when they met at the old bridge (Ponte Vecchio) in Florence. Miss Brodie changes some of the facts of the Dante and Beatrice story, but in doing so she is relating the story (consciously or unconsciously) of her own failed romance with an older man.
    • Quotes

      Jean Brodie: Little girls! I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the creme de la creme. Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she is mine for life. You girls are my vocation. If I were to receive a proposal of marriage tomorrow from the Lord Lyon, King of Arms, I would decline it. I am dedicated to you in my prime. And my summer in Italy has convinced me that I am truly in my prime.

    • Crazy credits
      Opening credits prologue: EDINBURGH 1932
    • Connections
      Featured in A Bit of Scarlet (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Jean
      (1969) (uncredited)
      Written and Performed by Rod McKuen
      Played often in the score

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    10/10

    Dreams Of "Il Duce"

    Maggie Smith is mesmerizing. She paints the blind monstrosity of Miss Jean Brodie in the most recognizable human tones. Robin William's character in "Dead Poet Society" is as irresponsible but doesn't go near as far as this repressed masterpiece of a creature. Her romantic slant towards "Il Duce" and what he represents is at the core of the simple complexity of the character. Maggie's mannerism, now a precious trade mark, belong to Miss Brodie, totally. Her arms, her chin, the turning of her face. Pamela Franlklin is also superb. What a powerful young actress -- Where is she now? -- and Celia Johnson's performance is the icing on the cake of this feast of a movie.
    • mlambertint
    • Jun 9, 2006
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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1969 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • HBOMAX (United States)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
      • French
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • La primavera de una solterona
    • Filming locations
      • The Edinburgh Academy, Henderson Row, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK(Miss Jean Brodie's school)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century-Fox Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $82
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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