Georgy Girl (1966)

Director:

Silvio Narizzano

Writers:

Margaret Forster (novel)
Margaret Forster (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 October 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The wildest thing to hit the world since the mini-skirt!

Plot:

A homely but vivacious young woman dodges the amorous attentions of her father's middle-aged employer...

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Hospital | Love | Pregnancy | Baby

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

James Mason	...	James Leamington
Alan Bates	...	Jos Jones
Lynn Redgrave	...	Georgy
Charlotte Rampling	...	Meredith
Bill Owen	...	Ted
Clare Kelly	...	Doris
Rachel Kempson	...	Ellen Leamington
Denise Coffey	...	Peg
Peggy Thorpe-Bates	...	Hospital Sister
Dandy Nichols	...	Hospital Nurse
Dorothy Alison	...	Health Visitor
Terence Soall	...	Salesman
Jolyan Booth	...	Registry Office Clerk

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 (video rating) (1988) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2005) | UK:X (original rating) | USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

449 Edgware Road, Maida Vale, London, England, UK

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The hit theme song "(Hey There) Georgy Girl" was co-written by Jim Dale, who would later gain fame through several "Carry On" films, 1970's Disney Studio comedies, and Tony winning and nominated Broadway roles. He's also noted as the reader of the U.S. versions of the Harry Potter audio books, as well as the narrator of "Pushing Daisies" (2007).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the early scene at the piano where Georgy's father has brought her a dress to wear to a birthday party, she's wearing glasses when he starts to say, "Oh, please yourself," but not wearing them before he finishes the line.

Quotes:

Meredith: I'll tell you what this pregnancy's taught me: It's taught me to look like the back end of a bus and sit around every night with nothing to do!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Newhart: Georgie's Girl (#3.10)" (1984)

Soundtrack:

I'm Gonna Leave Her

Fine drama with comical overtones

Alan Bates' eccentric performance outshines in this interesting and whimsical film. It is certainly an odd mix of drama and comedy as Bates never seems to act seriously around what essentially is a perverse story with cutting moments, particularly Charlotte Rampling's performance in the hospital after her baby is born. Redgrave is perfect as the dowdy and shy Georgie - like her description in the book, she appears plain but strangely attractive. Mason again appears as the downtrodden anti-hero, never quite getting what he wants at the end of the film - in this respect he always seems typecast. There's always something I like about these B/W 1960's films with their gritty London location filming and this one is no exception.