The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

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.

Directed by: Ronald Neame

Cast: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Celia Johnson, Gordon Jackson, Diane Grayson, Jane Carr, Shirley Steedman, Ann Way, Heather Seymour, Margo Cunningham, Lavinia Lang

Genres: Comedy, Coming of Age, Drama, Romance, War

Rating: 7.2/10

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