Movie
Educating Rita
Overview
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
Details
- Release date
- 1983-06-16
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Acorn Pictures, The Rank Organisation
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Michael Caine as Dr. Frank Bryant
- Julie Walters as Rita Susan White
- Michael Williams as Brian
- Maureen Lipman as Trish
- Jeananne Crowley as Julia
- Malcolm Douglas as Denny
- Godfrey Quigley as Rita's Father
- Dearbhla Molloy as Elaine
- Kim Fortune as Collins
- Pat Daly as Bursar
- Philip Hurd-Wood as Tiger
- Christopher Casson as Professor
Crew
- Lewis Gilbert - Director
- Willy Russell - Screenplay
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