The Winslow Boy

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The Winslow Boy is a 1946 stage play by Terence Rattigan that dramatizes a real Edwardian-era legal case in which a family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name.

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instanceOf drama
stage play
author Terence Rattigan
basedOn Archer-Shee case
real Edwardian-era legal case
characterRole Arthur Winslow is the patriarch of the Winslow family
Catherine Winslow is a suffragette and Ronnie’s sister
Sir Robert Morton is the barrister representing the Winslow family
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dramaticForm realist drama
dramaticStructure three-act play
firstPerformanceDate 1946
genre family drama
legal drama
hasAdaptation The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
linked to: The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
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television adaptations
hasSubject British legal system
civil liberties
class and society in Edwardian England
mainCharacter Arthur Winslow
Catherine Winslow
Grace Winslow
Ronnie Winslow
Sir Robert Morton
notableQuote Let right be done.
originalLanguage English
originalMedium theatre
period 20th-century British theatre
plotSummary A family sacrifices everything to clear their young son’s name after he is accused of theft at a naval college.
publicationYear 1946
settingPlace London
linked to: London, England
settingTime Edwardian era
subjectMatter Royal Naval College
court-martial appeal
theme family loyalty
honour
individual versus state
justice
sacrifice
timePeriodDepicted pre-World War I Britain
writer Terence Rattigan

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Terence Rattigan notableWork The Winslow Boy
Terence Rattigan wrote The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy hasAdaptation The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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The Winslow Boy hasAdaptation The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
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Alison Steadman notableWork The Winslow Boy (stage)
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Let right be done isFromWork The Winslow Boy
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Sir Robert Morton workFeaturedIn The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow appearsIn The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow firstAppearance The Winslow Boy (1946 play)
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Catherine Winslow appearsIn The Winslow Boy
Catherine Winslow fictionalUniverse The Winslow Boy universe
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Ronnie Winslow appearsIn The Winslow Boy
Jill Esmond notableWork The Winslow Boy
Gemma Jones notableWork The Winslow Boy (stage production)
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Sir Robert Morton appearsIn The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton workOfFiction The Winslow Boy
Sir Robert Morton fictionalUniverse The Winslow Boy
Ralph Richardson notableWork The Winslow Boy
Grace Winslow appearsIn The Winslow Boy
Grace Winslow firstAppearance The Winslow Boy (play, 1946)
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Felix Aylmer notableWork The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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Basil Sydney notableWork The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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Two Cities Films produced The Winslow Boy
Catherine Winslow appearsIn The Winslow Boy
Arthur Winslow appearsIn The Winslow Boy
Rachel Kempson notableWork The Winslow Boy
Cedric Hardwicke notableWork The Winslow Boy (stage role)
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Desmond Dickinson workedOn The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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Fay Compton notableWork The Winslow Boy
Nigel Hawthorne notableWork The Winslow Boy
Jeremy Northam notableWork The Winslow Boy (1999 film)
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Diana Wynyard notableWork The Winslow Boy
Fabia Drake notableWork The Winslow Boy
Anthony Asquith notableWork The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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Kathleen Harrison notableWork The Winslow Boy (1948 film)
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