The Winslow Boy (1948 film)

The Winslow Boy is a British film director Anthony Asquith drama of from the year 1948. The screenplay is based on the eponymous stage play of screenwriter Terence Rattigan from 1946 and had a true story in 1912 as the basis. The premiere took place in Germany on 20 October 1949.

Action

The 13 -year-old Ronnie Winslow is Cadet at housed one of Osborne House Royal Naval College. He is accused of stealing a postal order to a comrade. The investigation committee that can get no chance to defend the boy, is he guilty. His father, Arthur Winslow, a banker, is to take his son from college. Winslow father can not accept the suspicion and judgment. With his daughter Catherine, he represents himself to research, helps his friend and lawyer Desmond Curry. Curry discusses at once with the best criminal defense lawyer of England, Sir Robert Morton, the case should go to trial.

The British government has no interest in a process that would involve the public. However, after heated debates in the House of the government are after - the case comes to court. Sir Morton, the incriminating evidence defuse the government pulls the judgment against Ronnie back. Although the family has won, but the price was high: Catherine loses her fiancé, John Watherstone, brother Richard can not continue his studies at Oxford, because there is no more money is available through the process costs for tuition and father Arthur Winslow has his health at risk game set.

Reviews

" Atmospheric dense, very well played drama film adaptation - a plea for justice and democracy. "

Awards

Background

  • The Prime Minister Herbert Asquith called in the film really existed. He was the father of the director and from 1908 to 1916 British Prime Minister.
  • Oscar winner Robert Donat (1940 won ) turned after this film until 1958 only four more movies.
  • In the remake of the 1999 North Neil also played with, this time he put the Marine Minister ( First Lord of the Admiralty ) dar.
  • Cinematographer Freddie Young won in his later career three times the Oscar: 1963, 1966 and 1971, sound engineer John Cox once, in 1963.

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Soundtrack

  • William Alwyn: The Winslow Boy. Suite. On: The Film Music of William Alwyn, Vol 2 Chandos, Colchester 2001, Media -No. CHAN 9959 - digital new recording of excerpts of film music by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Rumon Gamba
1948 in film Anatole de Grunwald Film score Peter Cushing Paul Dahlke Alice Treff Ian Richardson Emma Thompson David Mamet
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