The Winslow Boy

1999
U
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

9.6K

YOUR RATING

Jeremy Northam, Matthew Pidgeon, and Rebecca Pidgeon in The Winslow Boy (1999)

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Drama Romance

Following the theft of a postal order, a 14-year-old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to ta... Read allFollowing the theft of a postal order, a 14-year-old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to take on the might of the Admiralty.Following the theft of a postal order, a 14-year-old cadet is expelled from Naval College. To save the honour of the boy and his family, the pre-eminent barrister of the day is engaged to take on the might of the Admiralty.

Director
- David Mamet
Writers
- Terence Rattigan
- David Mamet
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

9.6K

YOUR RATING

Director
- David Mamet
Writers
- Terence Rattigan
- David Mamet
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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Trivia
Neil North, who played the First Lord of the Admiralty in this adaptation, played Ronnie Winslow in the first adaptation, The Winslow Boy (1948).

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

Quotes
[last lines]
Sir Robert Morton: Oh, you still pursue your feminist activities?
Catherine Winslow: Oh yes.
Sir Robert Morton: Pity. It's a lost cause.
Catherine Winslow: Oh, do you really think so, Sir Robert? How little you know about women. Good-bye. I doubt that we shall meet again.
Sir Robert Morton: Oh, do you really think so, Miss Winslow? How little you know about men.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Entrapment/Three Seasons/The Winslow Boy/Idle Hands/Get Real (1999)

User reviews132

Featured review

8/10

Very English, very Mamet, very good

In movies I really like, the quality they all possess is believable characters; they make me care about what happens to them. I think this movie clears that hurdle. Mamet's signature direction and dialogue are brought to life by a wonderful ensemble of actors. The plot is an interesting vehicle showing how an English family reacted when something bad happened to them and gives insight into a period when things were changing in English society. Changes that would lead to be tectonic shifts in British life like women's suffrage and a questioning of the government's infallibility.

I gave it an 8