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| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: November 5, 1969 |
Starring:
Alison Leggatt, Clinton Greyn, George Baker, Jack Hedley, Jenny Runacre, Michael Bryant, Michael Redgrave, Peter O'Toole, Petula Clark, Siân Phillips
Summary:
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl.
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An overblown version of James Hilton's tearstained little gold mine of a book, with songs where they are not needed (and Leslie Bricusse's songs are never needed), yet there's still charm in the story, and Peter O'Toole gives a romantic performance of great distinction as the schoolmaster whose life is transformed by the Cinderella touch of an actress, played now by Petula Clark.
Terence Rattigan has jazzed up the screenplay with a laborious melodrama but unfortunately he has not distorted it beyond recognition. That there remain strains of the understated wit of the original dialogue is a dubious blessing--like patches of lace in a sweatsuit. [06 Nov 1969, p.52]
Incredibly bloated remake, with Mrs Chips an ex-showgirl (allowing for some vacuous songs), a continental holiday (allowing for a travelogue wallow), and Herbert Ross (his first film as director), trying to match Wyler's choreographed camera movements on Funny Girl but failing to make them serve any meaningful purpose.
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