Educating Rita
1983
Sometimes students end up being the best teachers.
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1h 46m
- June 16, 1983 · United Kingdom
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
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 16, 1983
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Cast
- Michael Caine,Julie Walters,Michael Williams,Maureen Lipman,Jeananne Crowley,Malcolm Douglas,Godfrey Quigley,Dearbhla Molloy,Kim Fortune,Pat Dalyand 18 more
- Director
- Lewis Gilbert
- Writer
- Willy Russell
- Producer
- Lewis Gilbert
- Cinematography
- Frank Watts
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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