The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
| The Winslow Boy | |
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| Directed by | David Mamet |
| Screenplay by | David Mamet |
| Based on | The Winslow Boy by Terence Rattigan |
| Produced by | Sarah Green |
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| Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
| Edited by | Barbara Tulliver |
| Music by | Alaric Jans |
Production company | Green/Renzi Productions |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3,957,934 |
The Winslow Boy is a 1999 US made film period drama directed by David Mamet and starring Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Gemma Jones. Set in London before World War I, it depicts a British family defending at all costs the honour of its naval cadet young son against a false charge of theft. The screenplay was adapted by Mamet based on Terence Rattigan's 1946 dramatic play The Winslow Boy.
It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival.