The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

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

PG 1969 · 116 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama

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.

Directed by Ronald Neame · Written by Jay Presson Allen

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