The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) | |
| Director(s) | Ronald Neame |
| Producer(s) | James Cresson, Robert Fryer |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Film Adaptation, Romance |
| Top Topics | Based on Play, Book-Based, Romance (Drama), Teachers |
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Overview:
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) was a Comedy - Drama Film directed by Ronald Neame and produced by James Cresson and Robert Fryer.
The film was based on the novel of the same name and also The New Yorker Short Story; & Play written by Muriel Spark published in 1961 (novel); year n/a (magazine); Jan 16, 1968 - Dec 14, 1968 (play performed at Helen Hayes Theatre, NY).
Academy Awards 1969 --- Ceremony Number 42 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actress | Maggie Smith | Won |
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( 1978 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Mar 11, 2022 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film LoversIn the winter of 1978, Scottish Television, a branch of ITV, released The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, a seven-part miniseries based on Muriel Spark's 1961 novella of the same name. The story centers on the life of Miss Jean Brodie ( Geraldine McEwan ), a Scottish schoolteacher, focusing primarily on ... Read full article
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
By Beatrice on Mar 30, 2020 From Flickers in TimeThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Directed by Ronald Neame Written by Jay Presson Allen from a novel by Muriel Sparks 1969/US IMDb link Repeat viewing/YouTube This study of delusion and comeuppance has held up very well over the years. The action takes place over several years in the mid-1930s. ?Miss ... Read full article
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( 1969 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 8, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders and all of my girls are the cr?me de la cr?me" Miss Jean Brodie ( Maggie Smith ) has dedicated her life, the prime of her life, to her gairls, a class of impressionable students at Marcia Blain's School for Girls in Edinburgh. Forsooth, t... Read full article
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( 1969 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 8, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders and all of my girls are the cr?me de la cr?me" Miss Jean Brodie ( Maggie Smith ) has dedicated her life, the prime of her life, to her gairls, a class of impressionable students at Marcia Blain's School for Girls in Edinburgh. Forsooth, t... Read full article
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie ( 1969 )
By The Metzinger Sisters on Apr 8, 2016 From Silver Scenes - A Blog for Classic Film Lovers"I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders and all of my girls are the cr?me de la cr?me" Miss Jean Brodie ( Maggie Smith ) has dedicated her life, the prime of her life, to her gairls, a class of impressionable students at Marcia Blain's School for Girls in Edinburgh. Forsooth, t... Read full article
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Quotes from
Sandy: I didn't betray you - I put a stop to you!
Teddy Lloyd: A man with a wife and six children plus a schoolgirl for a mistress can be called any number of rude names, but "coward" is not one of them.
Jean Brodie: The French have a genius for food, but I doubt French women will ever get the vote.
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Facts about
The scene depicting Teddy's art school drawing of a male nude was cut for the Royal Command Performance viewing. Ironically the other film considered for the honor was Sweet Charity.
According to Pamela Franklin, even though they were 18, she and the other young girls were asked not to eat their lunch in the Pinewood cafeteria in their school uniform costumes for appearance's sake as beer and wine was served there.
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