Aden Gillett, Alan Polonsky, Colin Stinton

England, 1912. The Winslow family arrives home from church in time for a carefully orchestrated meeting between Arthur Winslow, the proud patriarch, and John Watherstone, the young man set to marry Ar...( read more  read more... )thur's daughter Catherine, an ardent suffragette. As plans are made for their lives together, Arthur, his wife Grace, Catherine, her eldest brother Dickie, John, and Desmond Curry, the family lawyer and Catherine's admirer, drink Madeira in celebration of the union. Just after the family toasts, Arthur discovers that his youngest son, Ronnie, is back early from the Naval College at Osbourne--dismissed for stealing a five shilling postal note. Arthur asks his son if he is guilty, explaining "If you tell me a lie, I shall know it, because a lie between you and me can't be hidden." Ronnie swears that he is innocent. Arthur dedicates himself to clearing his son of the charges. After obtaining no satisfaction from the school, he decides to retain the well known attorney, Sir Robert Morton. Since he is a conservative opposed to women's suffrage, Catherine is opposed to hiring Morton. In Sir Robert's chambers Desmond explains their predicament: the legal assumption is that the Admiralty and the Crown can do no wrong and cannot be sued. However, by a matter of grace, such a petition can be granted by the Attorney General, allowing the case to come to court.

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G, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: David Mamet

Release Date: April 30, 1999

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DVD Release Date: February 1, 2000

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  • February 10, 2008
    Interesting period piece family portrait. Did the boy steal the money? The Winslow family goes through a lot. There are no easy answers. Interesting characterizations by all involved. They were begging for Oscars methinks.
  • April 23, 2007
    dull... hoighty toighty... fag festival stuff. don't get me wrong, i like old movies... i'm sure david mamet fans would strike me down for this.... .. but shut up!
  • March 28, 2006
    Pedestrian.
  • March 22, 2008
    Too much action, away from the action, but the cast and dialog are quite good.
  • July 29, 2009
    Watching this movie is like going to see the play. About the lengths taken by a father to clear his son's namePractically all the apparent action occurs offscreen, which means that the audience are supposed to dwell o
  • August 18, 2008
    Pigeon and Jones are the emotional hub of this cinematic wheel. The female actors triumph in this English period piece. Mr. Mamet and Mr. Rattigan did an excellent job in their adaptation of the stage play. I enjoyed the story. It was very 'English' in that its passion was both e...( read more)xposed and repressed as the authors saw fit. A volcano rumbling, simmering, until the climax. Jeremy Northam is an exquisite actor. He has shown time and time again that he can handle himself in front of a camera. Ms. Pigeon is by far the best female actor of her age group. For all those out there that think that she gets work because she's married to Mamet should see her in Heist, The Spanish Prisoner and Homicide. the rest of the cast did admirable jobs. I recommend this movie.
  • March 15, 2008
    Ah, Jeremy Northam again. This film is about justice and standing up for truth. (NT)
  • September 6, 2007
    Good, but works better as a play.

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