Term Of Trial

Term Of Trial

130 mins | Drama | Aug. 16, 1962

A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.

Term Of Trial

130 mins | Drama | Aug. 16, 1962

Term Of Trial
A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, including his bitter wife, Anna. When the lovely young Shirley Taylor, one of Weir's students, falls for her unfortunate instructor, he is tempted and flattered but turns down her advances. Taylor's subsequent actions make Weir's life even more complicated.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Romulus Films
Original title Term Of Trial
Directors Peter Glenville, Gerry O'Hara
Writers James Barlow, Peter Glenville

Cast

Laurence Olivier

as Graham Weir

Simone Signoret

as Anna

Sarah Miles

as Shirley Taylor

Terence Stamp

as Mitchell

Hugh Griffith

as O'Hara

Roland Culver

as Trowman

Dudley Foster

as Detective Sergeant Keirnan

Frank Pettingell

as Ferguson

Thora Hird

as Mrs. Taylor

Norman Bird

as Mr. Taylor

Newton Blick

as Prosecutor

Allan Cuthbertson

as Sylvan-Jones

Barbara Ferris

as Joan

Rosamund Greenwood

as Constance

Nicholas Hannen

as Magistrate

Roy Holder

as Thompson

Derren Nesbitt

as Lodger

Clive Colin Bowler

as Collins

Earl Cameron

as Chard

Julia Foster

as Virginia

Vanda Godsell

as Mrs. Thompson

Lloyd Lamble

as Inspector Ullyat