The Winslow Boy (1999)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

David Mamet

Writers (WGA):

Terence Rattigan (play)
David Mamet (screenplay)

Release Date:

16 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns...

Plot Keywords:

Parliament | Military | Royal Naval Academy | Engagement | Banker

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Matthew Pidgeon	...	Dickie Winslow
Rebecca Pidgeon	...	Catherine Winslow
Gemma Jones	...	Grace Winslow
Nigel Hawthorne	...	Arthur Winslow
Lana Bilzerian	...	Undermaid
Sarah Flind	...	Violet
Aden Gillett	...	John Watherstone
Guy Edwards	...	Ronnie Winslow
Colin Stinton	...	Desmond Curry
Eve Bland	...	Suffragette
Sara Stewart	...	Miss Barnes, Beacon Reporter
Perry Fenwick	...	Fred
Alan Polonsky	...	Mr. Michaels
Jeremy Northam	...	Sir Robert Morton
Neil North	...	First Lord

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:S (video rating) | Iceland:L | Norway:A | Canada:F (Ontario) | USA:G (certificate #36284) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | New Zealand:G | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | UK:U | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Winslow Partners Ltd.

Trivia:

Not only do both movies The Winslow Boy (1999) and An Ideal Husband (1999), feature Jeremy Northam as a character named "Sir Robert", his performances in those movies also won him the same two awards (Evening Standard British Film Award's "Best Actor" & ALFS Award's "British Actor of the Year").

Goofs:

Continuity: The corset that Catherine Winslow wears under her dress clearly appears and disappears between shots in her last scenes with Sir Robert.

Quotes:

Catherine Winslow: One thing puzzles me. Why are you always at such pains to prevent people knowing the truth about you, Sir Robert?
Sir Robert Morton: Am I indeed?
Catherine Winslow: You know that you are. Why?
Sir Robert Morton: Which of us knows the truth about himself?
Catherine Winslow: That is no answer.
Sir Robert Morton: My dear Miss Winslow, are you cross-examining me?

Movie Connections:

Version of The Winslow Boy (1990) (TV)

The marvelous Mamet...

Just saw The Winslow Boy, and it was a real gem of a movie. Mamet has always been the king of brilliantly droll dialogue, the sort of dialogue that is funny not in its words but its performance, and Winslow Boy is no exception. With unusually clean language, Mamet has written a screenplay that illicits honesty from its players without ever being forced or awkward. It's gorgeous.

The cast lent itself beautifully to the script's Mametian style. Most poignant was Nigel Hawthorn, who managed to break my heart with the shift of an eye. It was the kind of razor-sharp subtlety that Mamet's writing (plays and screenplays) requires, and Hawthorn delivered it with soft spoken brilliance.