Term of Trial
A British high-school girl becomes infatuated with her English teacher, but after he rejects her amorous advances, she goes to the police and accuses him of indecent assault.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Released
- 1962
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1962
Storyline
A British high-school girl becomes infatuated with her English teacher, but after he rejects her amorous advances, she goes to the police and accuses him of indecent assault.
Top credits
Laurence Olivier — Graham Weir
Simone Signoret — Anna Weir
Roland Culver — Trowman
Frank Pettingell — Ferguson
Awards
0 wins & 2 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• 54-year-old Sir Laurence Olivier had an affair with 19-year-old Sarah Miles during filming.
• This movie is Terence Stamp's second film. The first, Billy Budd (1962), was however released after this film in it being deemed noncommercial due to its tragic ending. His performance in Term of Trial (1962) was overshadowed by his turn in the title role of Billy Budd the same year, for which he received an Oscar® nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was known in the 1960s as the typical angry young man.
• Natalie Wood, the first pick for the role of Shirley Taylor, didn't want to be out of the country for the amount of time needed to make the movie.
User reviews
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
