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Term of Trial is a 1962 British drama film written and directed by Peter Glenville and starring Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Hugh Griffith, Roland Culver, Dudley Foster and Thora Hird.
Term of Trial: Directed by Peter Glenville. With Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Roland Culver, Frank Pettingell. A British high-school girl becomes infatuated with her English teacher, but after he rejects her amorous advances, she goes to the police and accuses him of indecent assault.
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- Drama
- Peter Glenville
- 1962-08-16
A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir (Laurence Olivier) inspires contempt in almost everyone around him,...
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- Peter Glenville
- Drama
- Laurence Olivier
Part of the genre of naturalistic, working-class British dramas known as "kitchen sink" films, Term of Trial observes the meager existence of Graham Weir, a teacher at the East Secondary Modern School, in Northern England. Weir was a conscientious objector during World War II.
- Peter Glenville, Gerry O'hara
- Laurence Olivier
"Term of Trial" is a rather grim drama about an alcoholic English teacher (Olivier) who is falsely accused of fondling one of his students (Sarah Miles). Miles is lovely and arresting in her first film role. Olivier, despite his drunkenness, is the most decent character in the film.
Graham Weir is an alcoholic schoolteacher whose criminal record for refusing to fight during World War II has prevented him from progressing further in his teaching career. He is looked upon with disdain by his headmaster, his pupils, and even his wife.
Term of Trial is a novel by British author James Barlow, first published in 1961 by Hamish Hamilton. The story is divided between a school environment and a courtroom, and it portrays a weak, alcoholic schoolteacher who is accused of indecently assaulting a female pupil.
