The Browning Version (1951)

Directors

Anthony Asquith

Cast

Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick, Brian Smith, Ronald Howard, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Bill Travers, Judith Furse, Peter Jones, Sarah Lawson

The story

On the last day of the school term, the headmaster announces during morning prayers that teacher Mr. Fletcher will retire to play cricket while classics teacher Andrew Crocker-Harris will retire after 18 years due to ill health. After morning prayers, Andrew's students, who have nicknamed him "the Crock," speculate about his heart aliment but otherwise don't care as he is strict.

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