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The Winslow Boy

  • 19481948
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.5K
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The Winslow Boy (1948)
  • Drama
In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, and his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
1.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Anthony Asquith
  • Writers
    • Terence Rattigan(adapted from the play by)
    • Anatole de Grunwald(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Donat
    • Cedric Hardwicke
    • Basil Radford
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anthony Asquith
  • Writers
    • Terence Rattigan(adapted from the play by)
    • Anatole de Grunwald(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Robert Donat
    • Cedric Hardwicke
    • Basil Radford
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 2 nominations total

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    The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke, Margaret Leighton, and Jack Watling in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Robert Donat in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Robert Donat in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke, Neil North, and Basil Radford in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Cedric Hardwicke, Margaret Leighton, Marie Lohr, Neil North, and Basil Radford in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Robert Donat and Neil North in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Jack Watling in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Robert Donat in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Cedric Hardwicke and Neil North in The Winslow Boy (1948)
    Cedric Hardwicke, Margaret Leighton, Marie Lohr, Neil North, and Jack Watling in The Winslow Boy (1948)

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    Robert Donat
    Robert Donat
    • Sir Robert Mortonas Sir Robert Morton
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Arthur Winslowas Arthur Winslow
    Basil Radford
    Basil Radford
    • Desmond Curryas Desmond Curry
    Margaret Leighton
    Margaret Leighton
    • Catherine Winslowas Catherine Winslow
    Kathleen Harrison
    Kathleen Harrison
    • Violet - the maidas Violet - the maid
    Francis L. Sullivan
    Francis L. Sullivan
    • Attorney Generalas Attorney General
    Marie Lohr
    Marie Lohr
    • Grace Winslowas Grace Winslow
    Jack Watling
    Jack Watling
    • Dickie Winslowas Dickie Winslow
    Walter Fitzgerald
    Walter Fitzgerald
    • First Lordas First Lord
    Frank Lawton
    Frank Lawton
    • John Watherstoneas John Watherstone
    Neil North
    Neil North
    • Ronnie Winslowas Ronnie Winslow
    Nicholas Hannen
    Nicholas Hannen
    • Colonel Watherstoneas Colonel Watherstone
    Hugh Dempster
    • Agricultural Memberas Agricultural Member
    Evelyn Roberts
    • Hamilton M.P.as Hamilton M.P.
    W.A. Kelley
    • Brian O'Rourkeas Brian O'Rourke
    Edward Lexy
    Edward Lexy
    • 1st. Elderly Member - Smoking Roomas 1st. Elderly Member - Smoking Room
    Gordon McLeod
    • 2nd. Elderly Member - Smoking Roomas 2nd. Elderly Member - Smoking Room
    Marie Michelle
    • Mrs. Curryas Mrs. Curry
    • Director
      • Anthony Asquith
    • Writers
      • Terence Rattigan(adapted from the play by) (screenplay)
      • Anatole de Grunwald(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    In Edwardian England, 13-year-old cadet Ronnie Winslow is expelled from the naval academy at Osborn for stealing a 7-shilling postal order. His father and sister become obsessed with proving his innocence at any cost to themselves and turn the case into a national cause celebre. —David Levene <D.S.Levene@durham.ac.uk>
    • family relationships
    • injustice
    • false accusation
    • based on play
    • family character name in title
    • 2 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • First...A Great Play. Now...A Great Motion Picture!
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      H.H. Asquith, the Prime Minister whose name is mentioned several times throughout the film, was the father of the film's director Anthony Asquith.
    • Goofs
      When the film opens, a suburban train is coming into a station. The locomotive is in the livery of LNER (London & North Eastern Railway). Arthur Winslow alights having told his travelling companions that he has just retired from Lloyds Bank. When he gets home he shows his wife a pocket watch the bank gave him to mark his retirement. It's dated 1912, but the LNER wasn't created until 1923.
    • Quotes

      Sir Robert Morton: Let right be done!

    • Connections
      Version of The Winslow Boy (1958)
    • Soundtracks
      Snookey Pookey Twaddle
      (uncredited)

      Written by Howard Carr

    User reviews23

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Classic Study of English Manners and Preoccupations
    By comparison with today's more pacey films, Anthony Asquith's version of the Terence Rattigan classic might seem somewhat slow, with long shots focused on the protagonists' faces and frequent use of the shot/reverse shot technique. As a piece of character-focused drama, however, the film could not be bettered. Set just before the outbreak of World War I, the film concentrates on the trial of a thirteen-year- old boy (Neil North), wrongly accused of stealing a postal order. His father (Cedric Hardwicke) is determined to fight the case, and engages top prosecuting counsel Sir Robert Morton (Robert Donat) to plead the case. While the film works as a courtroom drama, its main focus is on characterization; those small facial gestures that appear to say so little but actually say a whole lot about the protagonists' preoccupations. The Winslow family are concerned to maintain their English sang-froid, but that becomes very difficult as the case wears on. Hardwicke is quite brilliant at showing how the case affects Mr. Winslow; his tired expression as the film unfolds is rapidly superseded by a small smile as he discovers the result and staggers outside to talk to the press. Initially Donat appears as something of a cold fish, but he admits to Winslow's daughter Kate (Margaret Leighton) by the end that this is a facade constructed purely for public consumption. The ending is quite unexpected for both of them. For lovers of British variety of the mid-twentieth century, the film contains the added bonus of two performances by Cyril Ritchard and Stanley Holloway.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 20, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kadet Winslow
    • Filming locations
      • London Film Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • London Film Productions
      • De Grunwald Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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