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Sometimes students end up being the best teachers. - Educating Rita
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Title: Educating Rita

Release Date: 16 Jun 1983

Runtime: 1h 46m

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Acorn Pictures, Columbia Pictures

Production Companies: Acorn Pictures, Columbia Pictures

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.

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Average Vote: 6.846 (182 votes)

Cast

  • Dr. Frank Bryant: Michael Caine
  • Rita Susan White: Julie Walters
  • Brian: Michael Williams
  • Trish: Maureen Lipman
  • Julia: Jeananne Crowley
  • Denny: Malcolm Douglas
  • Rita's Father: Godfrey Quigley
  • Elaine: Dearbhla Molloy
  • Collins: Kim Fortune
  • Bursar: Pat Daly
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