Term of Trial (1962)

Directed by

Peter Glenville

Genre

trial film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A shy schoolteacher in a working-class town faces accusations from a student. The story explores the fallout of a false claim and the isolation it causes.

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What happens

Term of Trial is a 1962 British drama film written and directed by Peter Glenville and starring Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Hugh Griffith, Roland Culver, Dudley Foster and Thora Hird. It was produced by James Woolf for Romulus Films, with James H. Ware as associate producer. The screenplay was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by James Barlow. The music score was by Jean-Michel Damase and the cinematography by Oswald Morris. The film marked the screen debut of Miles. The film had its world premiere on 16 August 1962 at the Warner Theatre in London's West End. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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