The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

12
1h 56m
1969
6.889 /10 (117)

In the surprising world of Jean Brodie, there were two men and four girls.

Overview

A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12-year-old charges with her over-romanticized worldview.

Country : United Kingdom
Genre : Drama
Languages : English, Français, Italiano, Latin
Released Date: 1969-02-24

Top Billed Cast

Maggie Smith

Jean Brodie

Robert Stephens

Teddy Lloyd

Pamela Franklin

Sandy

Celia Johnson

Miss Mackay

Gordon Jackson

Gordon Lowther

Diane Grayson

Jenny

Jane Carr

Mary McGregor

Shirley Steedman

Monica

Ann Way

Miss Gaunt

Heather Seymour

Clara

Margo Cunningham

Miss Campbell

Lavinia Lang

Emily Carstairs

Isla Cameron

Miss McKenzie

Antoinette Biggerstaff

Helen McPhee

Molly Weir

Miss Allison Kerr

Rona Anderson

Miss Lockhart

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