Term of Trial

Term of Trial is a 1962 British drama film written and directed by Peter Glenville and produced by James Woolf for his Romulus Films company, with James H. Ware as associate producer. Its screenplay was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by James Barlow. The music score was by Jean-Michel Damase and the cinematography by Oswald Morris.

Term of Trial
Directed byPeter Glenville
Produced byJames Woolf
Written by
Starring
Music byJean-Michel Damase
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byJim Clark
Production
company
Romulus Films
Distributed by
Release date
  • 16 August 1962 (1962-08-16) (London)
  • 30 January 1963 (1963-01-30) (New York City)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

The film stars Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Hugh Griffith, Roland Culver, Dudley Foster and Thora Hird. The film marked the screen debuts of Miles and Stamp.

The film had its world premiere on 16 August 1962 at the Warner Theatre in London's West End.[1]

Plot

Graham Weir is a schoolteacher whose criminal record for refusing to fight during World War II has prevented him from progressing further in his teaching career. Now, years later, he is married to a very embittered wife and is a teacher in a school with many disaffected pupils. His sincere interest in his pupils' progress will lead him to get involved in their personal situations. His particular attention to Shirley Taylor, a student who develops a crush on him, will lead him into serious trouble.

Cast

References
  1. The Times online archive 16/8/1962 page 2


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