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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
“In the surprising world of Jean Brodie, there were two men and four girls.”
7.0 / 10• 1969• 1h 56m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.
Cast & Crew
Maggie Smith
Jean Brodie
Lead
Robert Stephens
Teddy Lloyd
Pamela Franklin
Sandy
Celia Johnson
Miss Mackay
Gordon Jackson
Gordon Lowther
DG
Diane Grayson
Jenny
Jane Carr
Mary McGregor
SS
Shirley Steedman
Monica
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ronald Neame's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
