Browning Version, The (Criterion) (1951) Rating: Starring: Ronald Howard, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Brian Smith Director: Anthony Asquith Category: Drama, Classics, Classics Studio: Criterion Subtitles: English Length: 89 mins Want to buy?           Michael Redgrave gives the performance of his career in Anthony Asquith's adaptation of Terence Rattigan's unforgettable play. Redgrave portrays Andrew Crocker-Harris, an embittered, middle-aged school master who begins to feel his life has been a failure. Diminished by poor health, a crumbling marriage, and the derision of his pupils, the once brilliant scholar is compelled to re-examine his life when a young student offers an unexpected gesture of kindness. A heartbreaking story of remorse and atonement, The Browning Version is a classic of British realism and the winner of best actor and best screenplay honors at the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.