Maggie Smith
Jean Brodie
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Box office. $3 million (rentals) [2] The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ronald Neame from a screenplay written by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her own stage play, which was in turn based on the 1961 novel of the same name by Muriel Spark. The film stars Maggie Smith in the title role as an unrestrained ...
- $3 million (rentals)
- James Cresson, Robert Fryer
- $2.76 million
- Rod McKuen
A 1969 comedy drama romance film based on Muriel Spark's novel, starring Maggie Smith as a Scottish schoolteacher with unconventional views on life and love. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more on IMDb.
- (9.7K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Ronald Neame
- 1969-02-25
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is a novel by Muriel Spark, the best known of her works. It was first published in The New Yorker magazine and was published as a book by Macmillan in 1961. The character of Miss Jean Brodie brought Spark international fame and brought her into the first rank of contemporary Scottish literature.
- Muriel Spark
- 170
- 1961
- 1961
Charismatic but slightly batty teacher Jean Brodie, Maggie Smith, believes she is in her ‘prime' and attempts to influence her favorite students, the intelligent Sandy, Pamela Franklin, the...
- (19)
- Ronald Neame
- PG
- Maggie Smith
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Muriel Spark. 3.71. 55,058 ratings4,206 reviews. A teacher at a girl's school in Edinburgh during the 1930s comes into conflict with school authorities because of her unorthodox teaching methods. Genres Fiction Classics Historical Fiction Scotland Novels British Literature Literary Fiction. ...more.
- (55K)
- Paperback
- Muriel Spark
A film adaptation of Muriel Spark's novel about a flamboyant and controversial schoolteacher in 1930s Edinburgh. She teaches her favorite students about life, love and politics, but faces opposition from the school authorities and betrayal from one of her girls.
A 1969 comedy-drama film based on the novel and play by Muriel Spark. It stars Maggie Smith as a rebellious teacher who influences her students with her personal views and experiences.
