Terence Rattigan

Terence Rattigan

Nacimiento : 1911-06-10, South Kensington, London, England, UK

Muerte : 1977-11-30

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Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan CBE (10 June 1911 – 30 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background. He wrote The Winslow Boy (1946), The Browning Version (1948), The Deep Blue Sea (1952) and Separate Tables (1954), among many others. Description above from the Wikipedia article Terence Rattigan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Terence Rattigan

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National Theatre Live: The Deep Blue Sea
Writer
A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing.
The Deep Blue Sea
Theatre Play
En la puritana sociedad londinense de los años 50, Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz), la esposa de un juez del Tribunal Supremo Sir William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale), lleva una vida privilegiada. Pero todo cambia cuando, para asombro de todos, decide dejar a su marido para irse a vivir con Freddie Page (Tom Hiddleston), un joven y apuesto ex piloto de la RAF del que ha caído profundamente enamorada.
El caso Winslow
Theatre Play
Inglaterra, 1912. Los Winslow, una honorable y acaudalada familia británica, preparan el compromiso matrimonial de su hija, Catherine, con John Watherstone. Durante la reunión, llega inesperadamente el hijo menor de la familia, a quien han expulsado del colegio por haber robado un giro postal de cinco chelines. Como su padre, Arthur, confía en la inocencia del muchacho, contrata a un implacable abogado que conseguirá que el caso Winslow llegue hasta la Cámara de los Lores.
The Deep Blue Sea
Writer
Hester Collyer es rescatada por un vecino después de intentar suicidarse en el departamento que comparte con su joven amante, el ex piloto de la RAF, Freddie Page. Los vecinos alertan a su esposo, quien llega al apartamento solo para encontrarla completamente recuperada...
La versión Browning
Screenplay
Andrew Crocker-Harris (Albert Finney), profesor de Lenguas clásicas en la Abbey School, un internado para chicos, se ve obligado a jubilarse. Durante más de dos décadas ha intentado, sin demasiado éxito, inculcar en sus alumnos la sensibilidad para valorar a los clásicos. Su estado de ánimo oscila entre la rigidez y el abatimiento que le produce saber que su rector le ha puesto el mote de "El Himmler del quinto curso". Por otra parte, su vida personal tampoco marcha bien, ya que su esposa (Greta Scacchi), una mujer mucho más joven que él, le engaña.
After the Dance
Writer
David and Joan's life has been one continuous party, but their marriage is loveless. Suddenly a young girl appears in their world and announces that she's in love with David and wants to change his life for ever. Adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play.
The Winslow Boy
Writer
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
Cause célèbre
Writer
When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.
The Browning Version
Writer
Adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play produced for the BBC in 1985.
Mesas separadas
Theatre Play
Dos obras en un acto que exploran el amor y la soledad. En "La mesa de la ventana", una modelo que está envejeciendo se las ingenia para reencontrase con su ex marido, un político arruinado por el escándalo, y su pasión se enciende de nuevo. En "Mesa Número Siete", una mujer humilde alberga un amor secreto por un hombre acusado de fraude y delitos sexuales, lo que la obliga a tomar partido por primera vez en su vida.
The Winslow Boy
Writer
The term at Osborne Naval College is not yet over. Why, therefore, has cadet Ronnie Winslow returned home? And why, moreover, is he hiding in the garden in the rain?
French Without Tears
Writer
The romantic and comic adventures of a group of Englishmen in France, on a course to learn the language.
Bequest to the Nation
Writer
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
High Summer
Writer
The peace of an aristocratic cricketing weekend at a large English country mansion in the early 20th century is disturbed when the wayward Bohemian son of the owning family returns unexpectedly to claim his inheritance.
Separate Tables
Writer
A play by Terence Rattigan about the stories of several people staying at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."
El chico de los Winslow
Writer
Terence Rattigan ya era un autor conocido cuando en el año 1946 presentó en las tablas escénicas londinenses The Winslow Boy, recreación teatral de hechos verídicos sucedidos a partir del siete octubre de 1908, cuando el cadete George Archer-Shee fue expulsado del Osborne Naval College por un supuesto hurto de un giro de cinco chelines, previa falsificación de la firma del destinatario. Tomando como excusa y punto de partida esos hechos reales, Rattigan nos presenta los avatares de una familia de clase media - alta de Londres, formada por Arthur Winslow, su esposa Grace y sus hijos Catherine (Kate), Richard (Dickie) y Ron (Ronnie), que viven de forma acomodada como corresponde a un funcionario jubilado del Banco de Londres, asistidos por unos sirvientes encabezados por Violet, veinticuatro años ya al servicio de los Winslow.
Adiós, Mr. Chips
Screenplay
Mediados del siglo XIX. A la escuela de Brookfield, llega el joven profesor Mister Chips, que pasará allí toda su vida como maestro de varias generaciones, hasta la Primera Guerra Mundial... Nueva adaptación musical de la novela de James Hilton que supuso el debut como director de Herbert Ross.
All on Her Own
Writer
Rosemary returns from a party to the empty Hampstead house where she has lived since the death of her husband. He died of an overdose of sleeping pills - was it accidental - she tries to find out.
Mesas separadas
Writer
Ambas piezas tienen lugar en el Hotel Beauregard de Bournemouth, una ciudad costera en la costa sur de Inglaterra. La primera obra, titulada Table by the Window, se centra en la relación problemática entre un político laborista en desgracia y su ex-esposa. En la segunda obra, Table Number Seven, la acción se sitúa dieciocho meses dmás tarde, y trata sobre la amistad entre una solterona reprimida y un ex oficial del ejército inglés, el mayor Pollock. Los personajes secundarios - los residentes permanentes, gerente del hotel, y los miembros del personal - aparecen en ambas obras.
El Rolls Royce amarillo
Screenplay
Ambientada en los años 20. Un lujoso Rolls Royce Phantom II de color amarillo va pasando, a través de los años, por las manos de los más extraños personajes. Así, será testigo de las pintorescas historias de amor que protagonizan sus dueños, todos ellos orgullosos de poseer tan elegante vehículo: un aristócrata inglés engañado por su esposa francesa, un gángster de Chicago que pasa las vacaciones en Italia con su prometida, y una intrépida millonaria americana. (FILMAFFINITY)
Hotel Internacional
Writer
Frances, la esposa del magnate financiero Paul Andros, se dirige al aeropuerto para comenzar sus vacaciones en Jamaica. Paul tiene fama de convertir en dinero todo lo que toca, pero no ha sabido ganarse el amor de su mujer. La niebla cada vez se hace más intensa en el aeropuerto y los pasajeros tienen que esperar en la sala de espera...
Heart to Heart
Writer
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.
Adventure Story
Writer
The story of Alexander the Great.
Diana går på jakt
Writer
"Diana Goes Hunting" - The action revolves around the panic induced by an amorous huntress, aptly named Diana.
Mesas separadas
Theatre Play
En un hotel al viejo estilo conviven desde hace tiempo varios huéspedes fijos: un militar retirado, una madre estricta y decadente con su hija, un matrimonio fracasado, un profesor de cultura griega... Viejas historias y nuevos problemas que se hacen carne viva entre los barrocos muros del hotel.
Mesas separadas
Screenplay
En un hotel al viejo estilo conviven desde hace tiempo varios huéspedes fijos: un militar retirado, una madre estricta y decadente con su hija, un matrimonio fracasado, un profesor de cultura griega... Viejas historias y nuevos problemas que se hacen carne viva entre los barrocos muros del hotel.
El príncipe y la corista
Theatre Play
Durante una visita a Londres para la coronación del rey Jorge V, el gran duque de Carpathia conoce a Elsie, una bella corista a la que invita a cenar a su embajada. La velada no sale tal y como estaba prevista, debido a varias interrupciones inesperadas. Sin embargo, al día siguiente, ambos se darán cuenta de que ha surgido entre ellos un sentimiento muy especial. Basándose en una obra de teatro del dramaturgo inglés Terence Rattigan, Laurence Olivier dirigió esta película que podría entenderse como una variación de "La Cenicienta".
El príncipe y la corista
Screenplay
Durante una visita a Londres para la coronación del rey Jorge V, el gran duque de Carpathia conoce a Elsie, una bella corista a la que invita a cenar a su embajada. La velada no sale tal y como estaba prevista, debido a varias interrupciones inesperadas. Sin embargo, al día siguiente, ambos se darán cuenta de que ha surgido entre ellos un sentimiento muy especial. Basándose en una obra de teatro del dramaturgo inglés Terence Rattigan, Laurence Olivier dirigió esta película que podría entenderse como una variación de "La Cenicienta".
The Deep Blue Sea
Screenplay
A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle. (TCM.com)
The Deep Blue Sea
Theatre Play
A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle. (TCM.com)
The Man Who Loved Redheads
Theatre Play
Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experience. That liaison occurred in Justin's youth, when the young man matures and enters the diplomatic world, he spends the rest of his career searching for his first love.
The Man Who Loved Redheads
Screenplay
Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experience. That liaison occurred in Justin's youth, when the young man matures and enters the diplomatic world, he spends the rest of his career searching for his first love.
The Final Test
Screenplay
Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray Jackson) to see his final innings. But Reggie prefers poetry to cricket and when he is offered the opportunity to read his poetry to England's greatest playwright Alexander Whitehead (Robert Morley) on the last day of the test, the relationship between father and son is tested to the limit. As Sam prepares for his final knock, the conflict with his son weighs heavily on his mind, but he is also upset over England's young batsman and ladies-man, Syd Thompson (George Relph), dating the woman whom he hopes to marry.
The Sound Barrier
Writer
Fictionalized story of British aerospace engineers solving the problem of supersonic flight.
La versión Browning
Screenplay
Aquejado por una grave enfermedad, el profesor Andrew Crocker-Harris se ve obligado a anunciar su retiro de la docencia. Mientras esto sucede, el profesor de química Frank Hunter sigue manteniendo la oculta relación que sostiene con Millie la esposa del veterano profesor, la cual lo vulnera psicológicamente esperanzada en deshacerse de él definitivamente. Profundos sentimientos empezarán a salir a flote y un drama de alto relieve nos abrirá sus puertas.
La versión Browning
Writer
Aquejado por una grave enfermedad, el profesor Andrew Crocker-Harris se ve obligado a anunciar su retiro de la docencia. Mientras esto sucede, el profesor de química Frank Hunter sigue manteniendo la oculta relación que sostiene con Millie la esposa del veterano profesor, la cual lo vulnera psicológicamente esperanzada en deshacerse de él definitivamente. Profundos sentimientos empezarán a salir a flote y un drama de alto relieve nos abrirá sus puertas.
Pleito de honor
Theatre Play
Inglaterra, 1912. Los Winslow, una honorable y acaudalada familia británica, preparan el compromiso matrimonial de su hija, Catherine, con John Watherstone. Durante la reunión presidida por el cabeza de familia, Arthur, llega inesperadamente su hijo menor que ha sido expulsado del colegio por haber robado un giro postal de 5 chelines.
Pleito de honor
Screenplay
Inglaterra, 1912. Los Winslow, una honorable y acaudalada familia británica, preparan el compromiso matrimonial de su hija, Catherine, con John Watherstone. Durante la reunión presidida por el cabeza de familia, Arthur, llega inesperadamente su hijo menor que ha sido expulsado del colegio por haber robado un giro postal de 5 chelines.
Bond Street
Writer
Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Linking the four stories together is the impending wedding of society girl Hazel Court and Robert Flemyng.
Brighton Rock
Screenplay
Pinkie Brown (Richard Attenborough) es un gangster que lidera una pandilla de degenerados malvivientes. Después de cometer un asesinato, intenta manipular a una amiga suya para que le suministre una coartada. Filme basado en una novela de Graham Greene.
While the Sun Shines
Writer
Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanced by two different men.
Journey Together
Story
Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.
The Way to the Stars
Screenplay
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.
The Way to the Stars
Story
Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.
English Without Tears
Writer
While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited. Written by Les Adams
The Day Will Dawn
Treatment
Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.
The Day Will Dawn
Screenplay
Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.
Quiet Wedding
Writer
A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.
French Without Tears
Writer
It is based on the popular West End stage comedy by Terrence Rattigan. It all begins when Diana (Ellen Drew), the sister of a British boy studying in France, arrives in town to flirt with all of her brothers' schoolmates. Alan (Ray Milland), one of the students, successfully resists Diana's charms-meaning of course that Alan and Diana will be in each other's arms by fadeout time. (AllMovie)
The Belles of St. Clements
Writer
A British drama film set inside a teacher training college and directed by Ivar Campbell