1h. 56min. // 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 world view.
Directed by: Ronald Neame
Writing Credits: Muriel Spark (novel), Jay Presson Allen (screenplay)
Starring: Maggie Smith (as Jean Brodie), Robert Stephens (as Teddy Lloyd), Pamela Franklin (as Sandy), Gordon Jackson (as Gordon Lowther) and Celia Johnson (as Miss Mackay).
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Awards:
WON. Academy Awards, USA 1970. Best Actress in a Leading Role. Maggie Smith.
WON. Golden Globes, USA 1970. Best Original Song. Rod McKuen for the song “Jean”.
WON. BAFTA Awards 1970. Best Actress. Maggie Smith.
WON. BAFTA Awards 1970. Best Supporting Actress. Celia Johnson.
WON. National Board of Review, USA 1970. Best Supporting Actress. Pamela Franklin.
WON. National Board of Review, USA 1970. Top Ten Films.
NOMINATED. New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1969. Best Actress. Maggie Smith.
NOMINATED. Cannes Film Festival 1969. Palme d’Or. Ronald Neame.
NOMINATED. Academy Awards, USA 1970. Best Music, Original Song. Rod McKuen for the song “Jean”.
NOMINATED. Golden Globes, USA 1970. Best Motion Picture – Drama.
NOMINATED. Golden Globes, USA 1970. Best Actress – Drama. Maggie Smith.
NOMINATED. BAFTA Awards 1970. Best Supporting Actress. Pamela Franklin.
NOMINATED. Laurel Awards 1970. Female Dramatic Performance. Maggie Smith.
NOMINATED. National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1970. Best Actress. Maggie Smith.
NOMINATED. National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA 1970. Best Supporting Actress. Celia Johnson.
NOMINATED. Writers Guild of America, USA 1970. Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium. Jay Presson Allen.
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