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{{Short description|1962 British film by Peter Glenville}}
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'''''Term of Trial''''' is a 1962 ] ] written and directed by ] and produced by ] for his Romulus Films company with James H. Ware as associate producer from a ] based on the novel of the same name by ]. The music score was by ] and the cinematography by ]. '''''Term of Trial''''' is a 1962 British drama film written and directed by ] and starring ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Term of Trial |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150053178 |access-date=1 February 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> It was produced by ] for ], with James H. Ware as associate producer. The screenplay was based on the 1961 ] by ]. The music score was by ] and the cinematography by ].


The film marked the screen debut of Miles.
The film stars ], ], ] with ], ], ], ] and ]. The film marked the screen debuts of Miles and Stamp.


The film had its World Premiere on 16 August 1962 at the ] in London's West End.<ref>The Times online archive 16/8/1962 page 2</ref> The film had its world premiere on 16 August 1962 at the ] in London's West End.<ref>The Times online archive 16/8/1962 page 2</ref>


==Plot== ==Plot==
Graham Weir is an alcoholic schoolteacher whose criminal record for refusing to fight during the Second World War has prevented him from progressing further in his teaching career. Now, years later, he is a teacher in a school where pupils don't like to be there and is married to a very embittered wife. While in school, he meets Shirley Taylor, a new girl in the school who starts to have a crush on him. Graham does not realise it, but Shirley's infatuation will lead to serious trouble, including the threat of a false sexual molestation charge. Graham Weir is a schoolteacher whose criminal record for refusing to fight during World War II has prevented him from progressing in his teaching career. Now, years later, he is married to an embittered woman, and he is a teacher in a school with many disaffected pupils. His sincere interest in his pupils' progress leads him to get involved in their personal situations. His particular attention to Shirley Taylor, a student who develops a crush on him, leads him into serious trouble.


==Cast== ==Cast==
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* ] as Constance * ] as Constance
* ] as Magistrate * ] as magistrate
* ] as Lodger * ] as lodger

==Production==
The ingenue part was offered to ] whose parents refused to let her do it.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/movie-star-cold-streaks-hayley-mills/|title=Movie Star Cold Streaks: Hayley Mills|first= Stephen|last= Vagg|date=March 19, 2022}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==
'']'' wrote: "Despite Olivier and Signoret's acting, Oswald Morris's usual fine photography, a strong basic story, and smooth direction, this tragedy of good intentions and false accusations falls far short of harrowing or discomfiting.&nbsp;... Olivier underplays his way into the part of Weir much more naturally and convincingly than in his lauded stage role as the similarly ineffectual anti-hero of Ionesco's '']''.&nbsp;... The meetings between Weir and the schoolgirl are all tactfully handled, with Sarah Miles making a pleasing debut as the knowing sensual innocent. The twistedly happy ending for Weir, however, suggests the unattractive moral that only by joining in the rat-race of deception and aping the unscrupulous methods of a commercial culture that exploits the prurient British attitude to sex, can the little man like him survive. A sharper narrative, less heavily loaded against its high-minded protagonist, might have made the condemnation of this perversion of values more obvious, and indeed the whole tale more credible."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1962 |title=Term of Trial |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1305822582/A9A992E9430473BPQ/2 |journal=] |volume=29 |issue=336 |pages=138 |via=ProQuest}}</ref>

''The ] Guide to Films'' gave the film 4/5 stars, writing: "Made at the height of the "kitchen sink" boom in British cinema, this rather neglected drama boasts one of Laurence Olivier's most uncharacteristic and underrated performances. As the teacher at an inner-city school who is looked down upon by everyone from his blowsy wife Simone Signoret to class bully Terence Stamp, he conveys a sense of both seedy decency and wounded resignation that makes his prosecution for molestation and persecution by Signoret all the more painful to endure. In her screen debut, Sarah Miles is superb as the scorned teenager and Thora Hird bristles with indignation as her grasping mother."<ref>{{Cite book |title=Radio Times Guide to Films |publisher=] |year=2017 |isbn=9780992936440 |edition=18th |location=London |pages=916}}</ref>

British film critic ] said: "Rather flabby 'adult' drama, too schematic to be really interesting , despite the best that acting can do."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Halliwell |first=Leslie |title=Halliwell's Film Guide |publisher=Paladin |year=1989 |isbn=0586088946 |edition=7th |location=London |pages=999}}</ref>


==References== == References ==
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==External links== ==External links==
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Latest revision as of 07:22, 22 December 2024

1962 British film by Peter Glenville

Term of Trial
Directed byPeter Glenville
Written byPeter Glenville
Based onTerm of Trial
1961 novel
by James Barlow
Produced byJames Woolf
Starring
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byJim Clark
Music byJean-Michel Damase
Production
company		Romulus Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 16 August 1962 (1962-08-16) (London)
  • 30 January 1963 (1963-01-30) (New York City)
Running time130 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Term of Trial is a 1962 British drama film written and directed by Peter Glenville and starring Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Hugh Griffith, Roland Culver, Dudley Foster and Thora Hird. It was produced by James Woolf for Romulus Films, with James H. Ware as associate producer. The 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.

The film marked the screen debut of Miles.

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

Plot

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

Cast

Production

The ingenue part was offered to Hayley Mills whose parents refused to let her do it.

Critical reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Despite Olivier and Signoret's acting, Oswald Morris's usual fine photography, a strong basic story, and smooth direction, this tragedy of good intentions and false accusations falls far short of harrowing or discomfiting. ... Olivier underplays his way into the part of Weir much more naturally and convincingly than in his lauded stage role as the similarly ineffectual anti-hero of Ionesco's Rhinoceros. ... The meetings between Weir and the schoolgirl are all tactfully handled, with Sarah Miles making a pleasing debut as the knowing sensual innocent. The twistedly happy ending for Weir, however, suggests the unattractive moral that only by joining in the rat-race of deception and aping the unscrupulous methods of a commercial culture that exploits the prurient British attitude to sex, can the little man like him survive. A sharper narrative, less heavily loaded against its high-minded protagonist, might have made the condemnation of this perversion of values more obvious, and indeed the whole tale more credible."

The Radio Times Guide to Films gave the film 4/5 stars, writing: "Made at the height of the "kitchen sink" boom in British cinema, this rather neglected drama boasts one of Laurence Olivier's most uncharacteristic and underrated performances. As the teacher at an inner-city school who is looked down upon by everyone from his blowsy wife Simone Signoret to class bully Terence Stamp, he conveys a sense of both seedy decency and wounded resignation that makes his prosecution for molestation and persecution by Signoret all the more painful to endure. In her screen debut, Sarah Miles is superb as the scorned teenager and Thora Hird bristles with indignation as her grasping mother."

British film critic Leslie Halliwell said: "Rather flabby 'adult' drama, too schematic to be really interesting , despite the best that acting can do."

References

  1. "Term of Trial". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. The Times online archive 16/8/1962 page 2
  3. Vagg, Stephen (19 March 2022). "Movie Star Cold Streaks: Hayley Mills". Filmink.
  4. "Term of Trial". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 29 (336): 138. 1 January 1962 – via ProQuest.
  5. Radio Times Guide to Films (18th ed.). London: Immediate Media Company. 2017. p. 916. ISBN 9780992936440.
  6. Halliwell, Leslie (1989). Halliwell's Film Guide (7th ed.). London: Paladin. p. 999. ISBN 0586088946.

External links

The films of Peter Glenville


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