The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)

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

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.

• Released: 1969-02-24
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 132 votes

Directed by Ronald Neame.

Top cast

• Maggie Smith as Jean Brodie
• Robert Stephens as Teddy Lloyd
• Pamela Franklin as Sandy
• Celia Johnson as Miss Mackay
• Gordon Jackson as Gordon Lowther
• Diane Grayson as Jenny
• Jane Carr as Mary McGregor
• Shirley Steedman as Monica
• Ann Way as Miss Gaunt
• Heather Seymour as Clara

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