Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The (1969 (DVD) Color, Approx. 116 min. (Region 1 - Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Shown in its original aspect ratio. Optional English subtitles / close captions Beautifully remastered!
Starring: Maggie Smith, Robert Stephens, Pamela Franklin, Gordon Jackson, Celia Johnson, Jane Carr, Shirley Steedman, Diane Grayson and Margo Cunningham. Written by Jay Presson Allen, based on “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” by Muriel Spark. Rod McLuen wrote the much nominated original song “Jean”. Directed by Ronald Neame.
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is the story of an eccentric, well-meaning Scottish schoolteacher (Maggie Smith). Jean Brodie's extravagantly romantic ideas about life--and love--overly impress her young pupils and bring her into direct conflict with her school's conservative headmistress Miss MacKay (Celia Johnson).
Academy Awards
Maggie Smith won the 1970 Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role
Rod McKuen was nominated for the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Song, For the song "Jean"
BAFTA Awards
Maggie Smith won 1970 BAFTA Film Award for Best Actress
Celia Johnson won 1970 BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress
Cannes Film Festival
Ronald Neame was nominated for the 1969 Nominee Palme d'Or
Maggie Smith was singled out for her performance in the film.
Dave Kehr of Chicago Reader wrote that Smith gives "one of those technically stunning, emotionally distant performances that the British are so damn good at."
Greg Ferrara wrote that the film "is one of the best British films of the decade. It is as captivating today as it was upon its release and its two central performances by Maggie Smith and Pamela Franklin are both stirring and mesmerizing. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is the crème de la crème."