Summary
Michael Redgrave gives the performance of his career in Anthony Asquith's adaptation of Terence Rattigan's unforgettable play. Redgrave portrays Andrew Crocker-Harris, an embittered, middle-aged school master who begins to feel his life has been a failure. Diminished by poor health, a crumbling marriage, and the derision of his pupils, the once brilliant scholar is compelled to re-examine his life when a young student offers an unexpected gesture of kindness. A heartbreaking story of remorse and atonement, The Browning Version is a classic of British realism and the winner of Best Actor and Best screenplay honors at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Additional Information
| Series | Criterion collection ; 294. |
| Subjects |
Teachers
-- Retirement
-- Drama.
Teacher-student relationships -- Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. |
| Publisher | [United States] :Janus Films,2005 |
| Edition | Full screen version. |
| Contributors |
Redgrave, Michael.
Janus Films. |
| Participants/Performers |
Michael Redgrave. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Desmond Dickinson ; editor, John Guthridge. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Language |
English In English, with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1948. Special features: audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; new video interview with Mike Figgis, director of the 1994 remake; archival interview with Michael Redgrave from 1958; a new essay by film critic Geoffrey Macnab. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (90 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 0780029550 |
| Other | Classic View |