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- Smart and engaging, The Winslow Boy finds David Mamet bringing his talents to bear on period drama, with easily commendable results.
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Smart and engaging, The Winslow Boy finds David Mamet bringing his talents to bear on period drama, with easily commendable results. When 14-year-old Ronnie Winslow (Guy Edwards) is expelled...
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- David Mamet
- G
- Nigel Hawthorne
Powered by JustWatch. "The Winslow Boy," based on a play set in 1910, is said to be a strange choice for David Mamet, whose work usually involves lowlifes and con men, gamblers and thieves. Not really. This film, like many of his stories, is about whether an offscreen crime really took place.
Oct 29, 1999 · With Matthew Pidgeon, Rebecca Pidgeon, Gemma Jones, Nigel Hawthorne. 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.
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- Drama, Romance
- David Mamet
- 1999-10-29
The Winslow Boy is a 1999 US made film period drama directed by David Mamet and starring Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Gemma Jones. Set in London before World War I, it depicts a British family defending at all costs the honour of its naval cadet young son against a false charge of theft.
Desmond Curry. Kathleen Harrison. Violet. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Based on the play by Terence Rattigan, this British drama finds young Ronnie Winslow (Neil North)...
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- Anthony Asquith
- Drama
- Robert Donat
Parents need to know that The Winslow Boy is a period drama that's almost completely chaste. An adult couple shares one passionate kiss, and there is some discussion about adults embracing romantically, but otherwise the film relies on subtle romantic tension.
The Winslow Boy might be triumph of style over substance, but sometimes, like in this case, style is what separates good from bad films. Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 2, 2005. Philip...
