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1962 British film
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 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.

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 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.

References

  1. The Times online archive 16/8/1962 page 2
  2. Vagg, Stephen (19 March 2022). "Movie Star Cold Streaks: Hayley Mills". Filmink.

External links

The films of Peter Glenville


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