Educating Rita
movie
Sometimes students end up being the best teachers.
Released June 16, 1983
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.
Cast
Michael Caine
as
Dr. Frank Bryant
Julie Walters
as
Rita Susan White
Michael Williams
as
Brian
Maureen Lipman
as
Trish
Jeananne Crowley
as
Julia
Malcolm Douglas
as
Denny
Godfrey Quigley
as
Rita's Father
Dearbhla Molloy
as
Elaine
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Kim Fortune
as
Collins
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Pat Daly
as
Bursar
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Philip Hurd-Wood
as
Tiger
Christopher Casson
as
Professor
