The Winslow Boy
NR 1948 · 117 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama
In pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
Directed by Anthony Asquith · Written by Terence Rattigan
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Robert Donat Sir Robert Morton -
Cedric Hardwicke Arthur Winslow -
Margaret Leighton Catherine Winslow -
Basil Radford Desmond Curry -
Kathleen Harrison Violet - F Francis L. Sullivan Attorney General
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Marie Lohr Grace Winslow -
Jack Watling Dickie Winslow -
Walter Fitzgerald First Lord -
Frank Lawton John Watherstone -
Neil North Ronnie Winslow -
Nicholas Hannen Col. Watherstone
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