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The Winslow Boy

Year:

1999

Duration:

104 min

Genres:

Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

David Mamet

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 1999-04-16

Filming Locations: London, England, UK

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $80,553 (USA) (2 May 1999)

Gross: $3,956,112 (USA) (31 October 1999)

Cast

Actor

Character

Perry Fenwick

The Winslow Boy

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

Alan Polonsky

Mr. Michaels

Jeremy Northam

Sir Robert Morton

Neil North

First Lord

Chris Porter

Jim Dunk

Colleague

Duncan Gould

Commons Reporter

Ian Soundy

Local Reporter

John Grayson

Various (voice) (uncredited)

Did you know?

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").

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Neil North, who played the First Lord of the Admiralty in the 1999 version of The Winslow Boy, played Ronnie Winslow in the 1948 version.

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Goofs

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

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Reflected in the cab window as Mr. Curry gets out.

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At the beginning of the movie When Ronnie Winslow tears open the envelope and is about to remove the letter, the stamp and address are facing him, then in the reverse shot as he removes the letter the stamp and address are facing away from him.

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Quotes

Grace Winslow: You don't behave as if you are in love.

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Sir Robert Morton: Oh, you still pursue your feminist activities?

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Catherine Winslow: One thing puzzles me. Why are you always at such pains to prevent people knowing the truth about you, Sir Robert?

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Faq

Is this movie based on real events?

Yes, the film and the play by Terence Rattigan are based on the case of George Archer-Shee.

What book is this film based on?

Not a book but a 1946 play by Terence Rattigan, also called "The Winslow Boy", which is still available. You can read a detailed description at the Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Winslow_Boy. The film script keeps close to the original text of the play, only moving a few parts of dialogue around, and adding a few sentences in the very last scene.

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