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The Winslow Boy [VHS] [1948]

VHS ~ Robert Donat
5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Radford, Margaret Leighton, Kathleen Harrison
  • Directors: Anthony Asquith
  • Writers: Anatole de Grunwald, Terence Rattigan
  • Producers: Anatole de Grunwald, Teddy Baird
  • Format: Black & White, PAL
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: Dd Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 25 Sep 2000
  • Run Time: 113 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004W4FA
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,627 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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A moving drama in which a young naval cadet is expelled from school for stealing a postal order. When the case comes to court his defence lawyer unravels a mysterious and surprising chain of events.

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Highly enjoyable..performances and period settings are excellent.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Donat performing at his brilliant best. A must-see., 19 Nov 2000
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Based on arguably Rattigan's most powerful play, The Winslow Boy is an example of post-war British film making at its best. Scripted loosely on a true story, it tells of a father's struggle to clear his son's name in the face of institutional adversity. Young Ronnie Winslow is accused of stealing a postal order at Naval College and is summarily expelled as a result. Willing to accept his son's word over all others, Arthur Winslow (Cedric Hardwicke) sacrifices all and engages Sir Robert Morton (Robert Donat), the foremost lawyer in the land, to fight his case.

Donat turns in a superb performance as the debonair lawyer - the scene in which Morton confronts young Ronnie Winslow is simply heart stopping - and the viewer is drawn into the struggle between the Winslow family in their fight against the system.

The film works on many levels, not least the way this traditional British family is torn apart by the emotional and financial pressure of fighting a seemingly impossible case but also revealing the courage in the pursuit of truth and honour.

Comparisons will naturally be made with the recent remake. (1999 directed by David Mamet). But the original is a far more satisfying experience, capturing the period more accurately and having the huge advantage of Mr Donat performing at his brilliant best. A must-see.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A QUINTESSENTIAL AND CLASSIC BRITISH DRAMA..., 1 Jan 2003
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This is a marvelously acted English drama, typical of the genre for its time, but superior in its casting. Based upon the play by Terrence Rattigan, the film takes place in England during the early part of the twentieth century, before the advent of World War I. A thirteen year old Naval cadet is expelled for stealing a postal order. He claims he did not do it, despite seeming evidence to the contrary. His upstanding family stands behind him and supports him. After going to the Naval academy from which he was expelled, where their entreaties fall upon deaf ears, they decide to take the unprecedented step of suing the Crown.

The family retains the services of the well respected barrister, Sir Robert Morton, cooly played with dash by the ever wonderful Robert Donat, who agrees to represent the boy. The case becomes a cause celebre all over England, and Sir Morton's client becomes known as that Winslow boy, a notoriety that shakes the boy's very proper family to its core. While the case wends its way through the British legal system, tension between the boy's intelligent, bluestocking sister and his barrister bubbles to the surface, and the sparks begin to fly.

The old time English courtroom scenes that follow will satisfy all legal beagles and lovers of courtroom drama. The resolution of the suit is somewhat predictable, but enhanced by the delicious wit of the dialogue and the wonderful performances by the entire cast. The movie ends on a note of romantic hope, as it does not lament what might have been between the barrister and the boy's sister, but, instead, augers what is surely to come.

All in all, this is a terrific movie with a stellar cast.

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