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Title:The Winslow Boy [1999]
Publisher:  Columbia TriStar
Country:UK
Format:DVD
Date:2000
Region Code:Region 2
Classification:U
Barcode:5050582122763
Cat#:C8212276
Genre:Drama, Romance
Rating:9.0  Rate
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The Winslow Boy [1999]
Released1999
DirectorDavid Mamet
Selected CastNigel Hawthorne as Arthur Winslow
 Rebecca Pidgeon as Catherine Winslow
 Guy Edwards as Ronnie Winslow
 Jeremy Northam as Sir Robert Morton
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Quad5point1 SUBS
20th Jul 2018
 Rated 9/10
Actor Neil North, who plays the First Lord of the Admiralty in this 1999 version, played Ronnie Winslow in the first film version of The Winslow Boy (1948). Nice touch of continuity. Jeremy Northam who plays Sir Robert Morton is absolutely suberb as is Nigel Hawthorne as Arthur Winslow. I feel the part of of Sir Robert Morton is I'm afraid to say head and shoulders above Robert Donats version in 1948, much more verve and vivacity to the character as oppposed to the original which is far to laid back. I did like Cedric Hardwickes version of Arthur Winslow as it seems more affective than Nigel Hawthornes version, but Hawthornes version is much more how I would imagine that character to be in reality with his obvious affection for his daughter and sons. It's hard to choose which performance is the best but I side with Hawthorne. The only thing I didn't like about the Catherine Winslow character in this movie is quite trivial, but at one point in the film she is wearing sunglasses which look totally anachronistic, they just don't look right. Gemma Jones is absolutely superb in this as she is in everything she does. The one big difference for me was the contrast between Kathleen Harrisons character (Violet) and the new version with Sarah Flinds (Violet). The two are poles apart, Kathleen Harrisons effervescent performance which seemed a tad over the top and Sarah Flinds performance which looks like she's on Valium. They went from one extreme to the other and somewhere in between would have been the way to go. Overall both movies are brilliant and hard to choose one over the other, if you get the chance to see either I Thoroughly recommend you sit down and watch, both are brilliant and worth the watch.

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