Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 07/06/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: 2/1
Run Time: 115 Minutes
Flags: Nudity, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox

Based on the novel by Muriel Spark, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie stars Maggie Smith in the title role. Smith won an Academy Award for her delicately textured portrayal of an eccentric teacher at an exclusive Scottish girl's school. Miss Jean exhorts her "gels" to follow their hearts and never lose their youthful idealism. Unfortunately for her, she also stumps for her favorite political figures: Mussolini and Franco. In addition, she can't keep the innermost details of her private life a secret, and in fact boasts about her sex life to her students. Her prize pupil (Pamela Franklin) becomes so much a clone of Miss Jean that she ends up a threat to the teacher. Ultimately, Miss Jean loses her position, but not the hearts of her students. The box-office success of Prime of Miss Jean Brodie was due in great part to the popularity of the title song, as recorded by Rod McKuen.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Maggie Smith - Jean Brodie
Robert Stephens - Teddy Lloyd
Pamela Franklin - Sandy
Gordon Jackson - Gordon Lowther
Celia Johnson - Miss MacKay
Jane Carr - Mary McGregor
Diane Grayson - Jenny
Shirley Steedman - Monica
Margo Cunningham - Miss Campbell
Ann Way - Miss Gaunt
Isla Cameron - Miss McKenzie
Helena Gloag - Miss Kerr
Molly Weir - Miss Alison Kerr
Rona Anderson - Miss Lockhart

Production:
Ronald Neame - Director
Robert Fryer James Gesson - Producer
James Cresson - Co Producer
Rod McKuen - Composer
Norman Savage - Editor
Jay Presson Allen - Screen Writer
Pamela Cornell - Set Designer
Brian Herbert - Art Director
Ted Moore - Cinematographer
Elizabeth Haffenden - Costume Designer
Joan Bridge - Costume Designer
Ted Sturgis - First Assistant Director
Ernest Gasser - Makeup
Arthur Greenslade - Musical Direction/Supervision
Jay Presson Allen - Play Author
John Howell - Production Designer
Jean McKuen - Songwriter
Gordon K. McCallum - Sound/Sound Designer
Winston Ryder - Sound/Sound Designer
Muriel Spark - Book Author

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