The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1969 · Movie · PG · 116 min · ★ 6.9
A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.
Based on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Details
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-02-24
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 116 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (129 votes)
- Budget
- $2,760,000
Themes
- based on novel or book
- love triangle
- scotland
- fascism
- edinburgh, scotland
- coming of age
- teacher
- eccentric
- school
- older man younger woman relationship
- teacher student relationship
- teacher hero
- +12 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1970
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1970 · nominated
Cast & crew
Maggie Smith
as Jean Brodie
Robert Stephens
as Teddy Lloyd
Pamela Franklin
as Sandy
Celia Johnson
as Miss Mackay
Gordon Jackson
as Gordon Lowther
- DG
Diane Grayson
as Jenny
Jane Carr
as Mary McGregor
- SS
Shirley Steedman
as Monica
- AW
Ann Way
as Miss Gaunt
- HS
Heather Seymour
as Clara
Directed by Ronald Neame