Drama · United Kingdom · 1962 · 2h 10m

Term of Trial

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Director
Peter Glenville
Cast
Laurence Olivier as Graham Weir Simone Signoret as Anna Weir Sarah Miles as Shirley Taylor Terence Stamp as Mitchell Hugh Griffith as O'Hara Roland Culver as Trowman
Crew
Oswald Morris — Director of Photography Jim Clark — Editor Jean-Michel Damase — Original Music Composer Peter Glenville — Screenplay James Barlow — Novel John Woolf — Producer
Synopsis

A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.

Mood & Themes
courtroomteacher student relationshiprape accusationvengeful studentstudent threatens teacher
Key Collaborators
Peter Glenville Director Oswald Morris Director of Photography Jim Clark Editor Jean-Michel Damase Original Music Composer Peter Glenville Screenplay James Barlow Novel John Woolf Producer James Woolf Producer Wilfred Shingleton Production Design
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