The Browning Version (1994)
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Forty-three years after the first screen treatment of Terence Rattigan's play about a teacher facing the end of his career, Albert Finney takes on the role of Mr. Crocker-Harris, the Latin teacher forced into early retirement by a heart condition. After teaching in a public school for twenty years, Crocker-Harris is being put out to pasture in a less stressful job teaching English to foreigners. Meanwhile, his home life is also falling apart: his wife (Greta Scacchi) is having an affair with the American chemistry teacher (Matthew Modine), who nevertheless admires Crocker-Harris for his dignity and decency. Through it all, Crocker-Harris hides his pain behind his stiff British reserve. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Starring:
- Albert Finney, Greta Scacchi, (more)
- Director(s):
- John K. Watson, Mike Figgis, (more)
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of The Browning Version
Forty-three years after the first screen treatment of Terence Rattigan's play about a teacher facing the end of his career, Albert Finney takes on the role of Mr. Crocker-Harris, the Latin teacher forced into early retirement by a heart condition. After teaching in a public school for twenty years, Crocker-Harris is being put out to pasture in a less stressful job teaching English to foreigners. Meanwhile, his home life is also falling apart: his wife (Greta Scacchi) is having an affair with the American chemistry teacher (Matthew Modine), who nevertheless admires Crocker-Harris for his dignity and decency. Through it all, Crocker-Harris hides his pain behind his stiff British reserve. ~ Don Kaye, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 97 mins
Complete Cast of The Browning Version
- Albert Finney - Andrew Crocker-Harris
- Matthew Modine - Frank Hunter
- Michael Gambon - Dr. Frobisher
- Ben Silverstone - Taplow
- Belinda Low - Rowena Baxter
- Heathcote Williams - Dr. Lake
- Susie Figgis
- Jeff Nuttall - Lord Baxter
- Greta Scacchi - Laura Crocker-Harris
- Julian Sands - Tom Gilbert
- Maryam D'Abo - Diana
- Mark Long - Foster
- Dinah Stabb - Jane Frobisher
- George Harris - Adakendi Senior
- Oliver Milburn - Trubshaw
- Director(s):
- John K. Watson, Mike Figgis
- Writer(s):
- Ronald Harwood
- Producer(s):
- Ridley Scott, Mimi Polk, Mimi Polk Sotela
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Not For Children)
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