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Educating Rita 1983 Film | Julie Walters + Michael Caine | Willy Russell



What's your review of the 1983 Willy Russell film Educating Rita? It stars Julie Walters and Michael Caine. #EducatingRita #WillyRussell #JulieWalters #MichaelCaine


FACTS ABOUT EDUCATING RITA (1983)


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Director: Lewis Gilbert

Writer: Willy Russell

Genre: comedy, drama


Cast and characters include:

Michael Caine - Dr Frank Bryant

Julie Walters - Rita

Michael Williams - Brian

Maureen Lipman - Trish

Jeananne Crowley - Julia

Malcolm Douglas - Denny

Godfrey Quigley - Rita's Father


Producers include William P. Cartlidge, Lewis Gilbert, and Herbert L. Oakes.


Music: David Hentschel

Cinematography: Frank Watts (director of photography)

Film editing: Garth Craven

Casting: Weston Drury Jr, Nuala Moiselle

Art directio: Maurice Fowler

Set decoration: Josie MacAvin

Costume design: Candy Paterson


The film premiered on 14th September 1983 at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada.


Production companies include Acorn Pictures. The film was distributed by J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors, Columbia Pictures, RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, Rank Video Library, ITV DVD, and GoodTimes Home Video.


Filming locations: University Philosophical Society, Graduates' Memorial Building, Trinity College, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; Ringsend; Burlington Road; Crosthwaite Park; Pearse Street.


Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (Golden Globes); Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Film (BAFTA); Top Ten Films - NBR Award (National Board of Review).


Brief plot: Despite the odds, a hairdresser decides to return to education to study literature in order to better herself.


Trailer (uploaded by Video Detective): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12m9_yuC9Dg


IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085478/


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