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The Browning Version is a British film of genre Drama directed by Mike Figgis released in USA on 12 october 1994 with Albert Finney

The Browning Version (1994)

The Browning Version
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Released in USA 12 october 1994
Length 1h37
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating71% 3.593513.593513.593513.593513.59351

The Browning Version is a 1994 film directed by Mike Figgis and starring Albert Finney. The film is based on the 1948 play by Terence Rattigan, which was previously adapted for film under the same name in 1951.

Synopsis

Andrew Crocker-Harris (Albert Finney) is a veteran teacher of Greek and Latin at a British Public school. After nearly 20 years of service, he is being forced to retire on the pretext of his health, and perhaps may not even be given a pension. He is disliked or ignored by the other teachers and while his pupils fear his relentlessly strict discipline, they are bored by his dictatorial but dreary and un-inspiring teaching methods. His younger wife Laura (Greta Scacchi), whom he has sexually and emotionally neglected, is unfaithful, and now lives to wound him any way she can. She is having an affair with Frank (Matthew Modine), an eager, young American science teacher who is highly popular with his pupils, much more lenient with class-room rules yet is able connect with the students. In his final class, Andrew, whilst reading from a Greek play, finally shows some genuine passion about the subject, giving a glimpse at the teacher he could have been. Andrew's nervous new replacement Tom (Julian Sands) expresses his awe at the ironclad control that the former exerts over his classes, but Andrew advises his young colleague not to follow his example.

Actors

Albert Finney

(Andrew Crocker-Harris)Greta Scacchi

(Laura Crocker-Harris)Matthew Modine

(Frank Hunter)Julian Sands

(Tom Gilbert)Michael Gambon

(Dr. Frobisher)
And :
Ben Silverstone
Jim Sturgess
Joseph Beattie
Marc Bolton
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