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Maggie Smith in her stunning 1969 Academy Award Winning performance as Jean Brodie along with the also brilliant Pamela Franklin as Sandy.

[@edwardnashen5960]

Maggie Smith is just brilliant! A well deserved Oscar!

[@russellcampbell9198]

Pamela Franklin was astonishingly great in this.

[@jeremyknight1059]

Pamela Franklin really pulls this off so well.

[@Studentofgosset]

What a killer line - "Are you aware of the order of importance in which you place your anxieties?"

[@dr.calebrobbins.3177]

This is a first class acting example by two of Britain,'s actresses. One of my favourite movies.

[@GroovyShelly]

The best scene in a brilliant film. Maggie Smith was magnificent and Ms Franklin matched her note for note

[@tomodonovan5931]

That little smirk on Celia Johnson's face. Do you Ms. Brodie! The cat that ate the canary look. Excellent acting!

[@markwhitman9029]

Celia was great but her character a jealous B

[@hapgood22]

"Mary was headed for the wrong army" is both a very funny line, and a tragic one.

[@salaciousness]

How so?

[@Scottsteaux63]

Maggie Smith richly deserved the Oscar she won, but in this scene one's eyes are continually drawn to nineteen-year-old Pamela Franklin as she faces down the teacher she once admired and has now betrayed to the headmistress. This is one of the greatest scenes between two actors ever filmed.

[@captaincrunch8333]

Thanks for blowing the plot. I haven't had the chance to go out and see this movie yet..

[@Polo-po]

@@captaincrunch8333 Whatcha been waiting for - Christmas?

[@CliveNDerek]

@@captaincrunch8333 I guess you were busy in 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999 . . . it's still worth watching, Captain!

[@captaincrunch8333]

@@glfer8586 Time flies, my friend.

[@williamhancock6489]

Captain, the movie came out in 1968.

[@charleshudson5330]

This scene remains one of the best between two actors on film. Wonderful movie. Incredible Maggie. Extraordinary Pamela.

[@p0rnsynth]

I love that she doesn't explicitly say what truly has harmed her. She only says "You have murdered Mary", but she was also clearly hurt by Miss Brodie's comments early on in the movie. I also love Sandy's line, "But you profess to be a great admirer of conquerors". It's like Miss Brodie's own creation turning against herself. She spent the movie revering fascism and Mussolini and other leaders who also "kill without concern". It's an interesting and subtle parallel, but also a wrong judgement from Miss Brodie's part. We know early on in the movie that Sandy does feel things and had a clear reason herself to turn against her. The most obvious proof of this is the ending scene. Miss Brodie's character is amazing in that her morals and behaviour are admirable at one side (expanding the girls' minds with her own curriculum; going to theatre, opera, museums etc), repulsive at the other (supporting and preaching about Mussolini and such; pushing Jenny to be Teddy's lover; making the girls think less of themselves).

[@franciscolealgonzalez1333]

Here's a master acting class. Dame Maggie Smith is, without a doubt, one of the best actress that have ever existed!

[@gregherried5189]

This is probably the best scene in the unforgettable movie The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, this scene with Maggie Smith and Pamela Franklin. Maggie Smith gave a brilliant and haunting performance as Miss Brodie, one of the most deserving Best Actress Oscar winners. Pamela Franklin was also excellent in the role of Sandy who is advanced beyond her age. The two actresses couldn't have been better in this movie. Miss Franklin definitely deserved a Best Supporting Actress nomination as did Celia Johnson as the headmistress. All of them did wonderful accents of women from Scotland. I never get tired of watching this classic movie.

[@markwhitman9029]

Yes Pamela and Celia should have been nominated. I really hated Miss Mackay and that is the reason Celia was superb!

[@kenoliver8913]

All true, but Maggie Smith was speaking in her native accent.

[@huangec]

​@@kenoliver8913surely not. She is English.

[@stevencheatham5041]

I loved Pamela Franklin in this movie, she deserved an Oscar just like the great Maggie Smith.

[@johnfletcher9410]

Pamela Frankie's performance in this scene was masterful. What a rare gift she had.

[@steveb1164]

And still has.

[@markwhitman9029]

When she outwitted Miss Mackay early on about going to Crammond then told her off when Mackay tried to fire her LOL!!

[@bryans9008]

"Do you Miss Brodie?"... a fleetingly knowing smile crosses Miss Mc Kay's lips..

[@NeilBHINRGBOY]

Pamela Franklin.. What a fantastic performance.

[@johnjolson4627]

A wonderful actor once described good acting as essentially "listening and simply reacting." My God, this is a master class of show-casing acting with this idea front and centre. Maggie Smith is forever brilliant, but much credit goes to Pamela Franklin - she wholly held her own (as Sandy) in this scene and withered not a bit when it fully mattered.

[@steveb1164]

Franklin should have been at least nominated for an an Oscar--if not the win--for portraying Sandy. She deserved one for "The legend of Hell House", too.

[@shan0997]

Maggie is and always will be an icon. But nineteen year old, Pamela Franklin did a brilliant job with this supporting role. Too bad she quit acting. I hope it was her choice, and she wasn't forced out of the industry. However, she did become a great bodybuilder. So I'm guessing she was always one to be an achiever. Great movie! ❤❤

[@steveb1164]

She cut back to raise her children and have a family. The bodybuilder is a different Pamela Franklin.

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

This and the scene where Ms. McKay tries to dismiss her, are the most epic in the movie.

[@markwhitman9029]

Oh I know loved when Brodie tells Mackay off. I applauded

[@kenoliver8913]

Stunningly memorable dialogue in this recognition scene, a wonderful climax to the film. Great acting performances, yes, but only made possible by great writing.

[@StonefieldJim4]

I'd forgotten how electrifying this scene is!

[@jfhow]

back when movies had real drama

[@loveispatient0808]

James Williams I can never forget this scene since watching it in 1969 as a 17 year old teenager!

[@jaccusefashion]

They are both amazing here....Pam Franklin is frighteningly good.

[@mikehansen3508]

This scene alone is the reason why I love this movie!

[@emmaduncan2991]

Pamela Franklin was pretty much the Jodie Foster of England just a former child actor, who was freakishly gifted, I wish she would have kept working.

[@johnwhiting5747]

One of the finest performances in the English language. I love Maggie Smith!

[@jonchess8844]

Acting cannot and will not be better than this. Maggie Smith gives a virtuoso performance, but the supporting cast deserves much praise as well . 👍👍

[@bkrav1847]

One of the greatest scenes in all cinema. Unforgettable.

[@eggsykingsman4777]

She is so beautiful even if she's getting older now.

[@miamidolphinsfan]

One of the best scenes EVER .....written by a genius and flawlessly acted by brilliant actors

[@JHarder1000]

Maggire Smitth, Pamela Franklin, and Cela Johnson. Some of the greatest acting ever. And Gordon Jackson sings very well.

[@rubytuesdayphoenix]

Did anyone else find this scene incredibly cathartic? This is kinda personal, but my grandma was such a toxic narcissist (and yes I know those are two terms that are thrown around too much these days but seriously, the woman absolutely fit both words) that I consider anyone who allowed their children within ten miles of her to be guilty of child abuse. I wish my parents had protected me from her. Anyway, Pamela Franklin in this scene says everything I wish I had said to my grandma. It's amazing how many meanings or life parallels can be gleaned from just one film scene

[@danawinsor1380]

You have a compelling viewpoint. For myself, I was expecting Miss Brodie to slap Sandy across the face.

[@jamesmonroe7751]

Pam should have gotten the Oscar too! What a performance! Whatever happened to her? In the early seventies she was everywhere!

[@timogriffith]

Pamela Franklin is simply amazing. She goes from young school girl to shattered innocent to responsible young woman going toe to toe with her unbalanced, pathetic mentor. And winning. Sublime, infinitely nuanced performance. So, so underrated and so, so sadly forgotten. Far better than any supporting actress since.

[@machovoce6826]

Smith and Johnson are pitch perfect. Could not find two actresses in the US who could match them today.

[@emmaduncan2991]

this scene should be mandatory viewing in acting classes!

[@derrionbrown3923]

The writing, the acting 🎭🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@suzycreamcheesez4371]

amazing scene Pamela Franklin is mesmerizing Shouldve won the Oscar

[@AngryBeaver60]

This was the best role in her career.

[@hervepp1]

Amazing performances. Franklin should at least have had an oscar nod that year, and could even have won over Hawn. Had there been a tie as the year before, Smith and Jean Simmons were both deserving for best actress.

[@markwhitman9029]

Omg Goldie Hawn and Pamela wasn't even nominated? Ridiculous! Never cared for the contrived acting of Hawn! Even on Laugh-in the ditsy blond image had been done a thousand times before!

[@ryangreen2469]

Magnificent ! - Brilliant ! These two fine actors really showcased their talent in this scene. Wish that Pamela Franklin would have gotten greater parts like here to bring out her talent, love how she just walks calmly as Maggie screams ASSASSIN !! Ooo...So Cold ....

[@treesny]

Pamela Franklin played Flora, one of the two ghost-haunted children, in The Innocents (1961), a screen adaptation of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, starring Deborah Kerr. So two fine performances at a young age!

[@willowmadhuridixit8991]

Utterly sublime.

[@traceythomas3027]

I have always loved this movie...but I don't understand why everybody is saying that Pamela Franklin steals the scenes. I never once watched this movie to see Pamela..I watched this movie to see Maggie Smith and her interactions with the others.

[@JHarder1000]

Some of the greatest acting ever by two females of the species. Incidentally, that was Mr.Hudson, Gordon Jackson, singing "My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose"

[@PatrickBOng-dq4ex]

The legendary MAGGIE SMITH.

[@timothygriffith8583]

Pamela Franklin should have won the Oscar for best supporting actress. She steals every scene she is in with the amazing Maggie Smith. You can't take your eyes off of her and her portrayal of Sandy is the heart of the movie. I can't take the Academy Awards seriously after that oversight.

[@Dioxinpie]

Timothy Griffith I agree. Pamela's performance was outstanding

[@djmotise]

Wrong

[@markwoldin162]

Wow. I didn't see it that way at all. I think I have to go back and watch the whole film. Many people here, you particularly eloquently, are singing Ms. Franklin's praises. I thought, this is why we didn't hear much from Franklin -- it's prosaic and hard. But perhaps I am very wrong. I must report back after learning more.

[@trschaefer]

Hardly... She is a robot... and automaton... a one note performance. She's no longer even acting. Maggie Smith, in contrast, gives a performance of wide ranging emotion. And her subsequent career only supports the decision of the academy in awarding her the Oscar for this fine performance.

[@cokeguts8977]

Timothy Griffith The Oscars are often awarded to people who don't deserve it and those that *do* deserve it are overlooked. They make stupid choices sometimes.

[@festeradams3972]

Brilliant performances both, and I have to admit a that time I was absolutely in love with Pamela Franklin. Now with the perspective years, I would have loved them both.

[@marioescalante4401]

I saw this on TV some years ago and was blown away by Maggie’s acting in this film. Until that day when this was on television I’ve only really known Maggie as an ‘older’ actor either as a: reverend mother, strict old lady in the Secret Garden, racist old lady in “Marigold Hotel,” and McGonagall. So it’s a treat to see her as a young woman playing such a manipulative character like Jean Brodie.

[@markwhitman9029]

Maggie awesome throughout and when Brodie almost descended into madness with monologue during the film slide segment, dear lord what a performance.

[@paulamiles9559]

I am the same age as Pamela Franklin and was a huge fan of hers always. It was because of her I watched this movie when it was new, and was introduced to Maggie Smith. When I watched Miss Smith in any role- Poor Aunt Charlotte, Maggie McGonagall or Judith Herne, I always imagined that character had once been Jean Brodie.

[@margarethhoughton6782]

this movie is créme de la créme 😃😍

[@tinahernandez-zudell1399]

I really love this scene. 🙂♥️

[@psychokarloff]

A wonderful swan song for the brilliant Celia Johnson as the venomous Miss MacKay.

[@BriGuyIL1980]

"We neither of us were very interested in his mind." God damn, that's the sickest burn I've ever heard.

[@elizabethbowie9753]

& how many guys take advantage of girls, women, .... Bcz they're not interested in the girls', womens"' Minds. Women get "burned," all the time, & no one gives a flip.

[@markwhitman9029]

I know very shocking and you'd think Miss Brodie would have slapped her face LOL

[@BriGuyIL1980]

@@markwhitman9029 You can tell she was restraining herself with all her strength from doing just that. That's a reason Maggie Smith won that Oscar.

[@iamjetl]

God I love this movie, this scene, and most especially Maggie Smith in this role so much it actually hurts really!

[@lucifermorningstar5738]

This film is a classic formula of a femmes fatale. Jean Brodie represents Venus the classic beauty, pride, frivolous desire, and love, always wanting to be on a pedestal and while Sandy represents Diana the moon goddess a huntress waiting patiently for the kill, cold, calculating, insight, and honesty. This film is wonderfully done.

[@tadimaggio]

Anyone who admires Pamela Franklin as an actress should look at her first great performance as Flora in "The Innocents", probably the greatest ghost story ever filmed. Anyone who -- as a child! -- can hold the screen opposite Deborah Kerr is unequivocally the Real Deal.

[@larciabella]

I can't stop watching this scene!

[@charleshudson5330]

I have adored this movie since the first time I saw it when it came out. This scene is one of many standouts.

[@elizabethbowie9753]

All you Guys love this movie. ( just noticing the comments)

[@harrybranches9586]

Great acting. Maggie Smith is pure perfection... Don't think anybody else could play this role as well as she did. I'd love to see all the cast together today. I'm sure theirs some still living

[@kindangenmilan5114]

I love Mrs. Maggie’s accent.

[@2legit64]

"ASSASSIN!" Maggie Smith is a marvel.

[@gwendolynbeecroft512]

This was a wonderful scene. Great movie. Maggie always brings something special to a movie.

[@rockeroller]

The writing is so good in this. Everything is.

[@DEBOJU930]

Bravooooooo, Maggie, you are wonderful.

[@cokeguts8977]

Elizabeth Ruocco That Pamela Franklin girl was brilliant too

[@kevq761]

Such a wonderful , superb actress. The best of British

[@jackr1779]

Celia Johnson was fantastic!

[@jmm2511]

Two magnificent actresses

[@elizabethbowie9753]

I was too young to see this movie at the time. Never saw it. But, I have a dvd of the secret garden, & Maggie Smith's hair, voice, & attitude are Exactly the Same, in both movies, even though, they're decades apart.

[@jdollinter]

Celia Johnson (Miss Mackay) was so good in Brief Encounter (1945).

[@barbikelly9143]

Really-?? I would never have recognised her!!

[@jdollinter]

Yes, she was also an avid reader and was so proficient she did the crossword puzzles with a pen. Apparently she was also blind as a bat and wore lenses that looked like the bottom of a coke bottle. Ha ha. JD

[@jonathanlinton6522]

Barbi Kelly Celia was much marked by age and, in this case, stage makeup by the late sixties

[@barbikelly9143]

Jonathan Linton OK, thanks.

[@mushmorant9253]

In anything by Noel Coward. In Which We Serve, This Happy Breed etc.

[@stevenhollenbeck1721]

I had a math teacher in college who reminded me of Maggie... I actually told her she was driving me crazy !

[@GrMattPro]

...magnificent...

[@weerobot]

Legend Film and Book...

[@swordscot]

An acting masterclass. All drama students should be aware of this.

[@markwhitman9029]

They should be aware of this but sadly most probably look to Meryl Streep as an example to watch and I for one never could stomach her

[@gauravw6947]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@markwhitman9029 Just because you can’t stomach Meryl, doesn’t mean that she shouldn’t be look up to as an example by drama students… Meryl is one of the greatest actresses alive, along with Dame Maggie and many others… Pushing one legend down the bus to uplift another, doesn’t really help your flawed argument…

[@t.j.payeur5331]

One of the best illustrations of the female dynamic Ever.

[@bluesbulletin]

SUCH a good movie!

[@Toots22]

the headmistress is excellent as the other players in scene

[@user-od5fh3gn4d]

One of my favorite movies!

[@emilyn12]

Such a great movie.

[@emilyn12]

I will :-). I think I found a site where I can watch older movies. I feel like watching "Do they shoot horses, don't they?" with Jane Fonda.

[@emilyn12]

you know, when I read your posts, some are so sad. I know that the 2008 financial crisis hit you hard. But did you manage to get ahead? Do you have a family? Children? Obviously, it can also be a nightmare but most of the time, it can be comforting. Become you seem active, do you get some satisfaction out of it? I agree with you:getting older in not much fun. But I am a bit exentrix, according to people around me,also a bit of a child women. enjoying making imitation, criticizing politics...Am I happy? Some time. Do I think being death would better? Probably. I laugh, entertain people, smile...and feel dark inside. But it is easier to hold.that darkness. :-)

[@emilyn12]

let me be your friend. It is safe, sincere and sometime, it is very entertaining. :-)

[@emilyn12]

it is always nice to know that someone care about you! :-)

[@emilyn12]

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[@billelliott2334]

This is the only movie in which Maggie Smith was completely outclassed. Pamela Franklin was breathtaking as the steely and sensuous Sandy Stranger. I'll never forget her!

[@djmotise]

Oh please.

[@billelliott4217]

And that's the way it is!

[@sultanalharbi2998]

not really.

[@mikewilliams258]

Bill Elliott What drivel! Nobody outclassed anyone. Both very fine actresses and brilliant performances.

[@loge10]

Steely and sensuous-a great description.

[@silverkitty2503]

I would love to have a student like pamela franklin

[@lucian2dbone670]

Phenomenal movie. One of my all time favorites. I often find myself saying "Ms Brody" in her voice or yelling "assasin".

[@angeloho3252]

"She appealed to your VAAANITY!"

[@johnwhiting5747]

Beautiful acting. Maggie Smith is the finest actor we have!

[@davidanthonystone5165]

She knows how to let you in by her face and into her head. she is Brilliant

[@louise-yo7kz]

Powerful performances

[@beechnut8779]

Outstanding!

[@callumobrien997]

Play this at my funeral

[@juancarlosucedaperez3815]

5:48 and 8:04 Outstanding performance. Look at her way to walk, look and talk simultaneously... AMAZING!!! The great Maggie Smith... the British Meryl Streep!!

[@quocanhnguyen9002]

Nahhh.. meryl streep is american maggie smith!

[@DavidJohnson-yq4nz]

Rediculous comment

[@markwhitman9029]

@@quocanhnguyen9002 I was just about to say the same thing BUT Meryl no where near Dame Maggie's level

[@quocanhnguyen9002]

@@markwhitman9029 what about sophie's choice

[@markwhitman9029]

@@quocanhnguyen9002 I've always thought Meryl overrated but did like her in Silkwood. To me she's a good but not great actress that does accents fine

[@steveb1164]

In the stage version the section featuring Sandy and Brodie was set in Sandy's bedroom. Luckily Jay Presson Allen (who wrote both) reset it for the film.

[@JoMcMullen56]

The real star of his movie was the writer Muriel Spark, the dialogue was superb. The actors merely represented the genius of her biting prose and wit. Still, Maggie Smith and Pamela Franklin were excellent in their parts.

[@Harringtonml54]

The splendid screenplay was written by Jay Presson Allen, who also wrote the screenplay to CABARET (1972), for which she received an Oscar nomination in the adapted screenplay category (the winner that year was THE GODFATHER.

[@steveb1164]

In the novella, Brodie never learns who betrayed her, but does suspect Sandy.

[@philipkreiner3568]

So true.

[@PhoenieFroe313]

I've been looking for this for ages!!

[@elrjames7799]

"How the mighty are fallen and the weapons of war perish".

[@trevorday6745]

Maggie Smith is life

[@princepeterwolf]

Stunning

[@josephhernandez7442]

Celia Johnson did a good job with the Scottish action.

[@shadowbannedbyyoutube415]

What a fantastic actress Maggie was.

[@MAOCPAC]

...is.

[@shadowbannedbyyoutube415]

@@MAOCPAC I thought she was dead......I was very wrong.

[@agenttheater5]

But she makes a good point....Miss Brodie does seem to admire people with the qualities that she accused Sandy of, the conquerors who she called a true son of Rome and a dedicated man are men who order thousands of people's deaths without care.

[@agenttheater5]

Only problem is the first time we watch or read this story we don't notice it until the end because we want to like her. Only at the end or when we re-watch or re-read to we realise how narcissistic she is.

[@bluemerled]

Hung on a gibbetof her own devising

[@margaritam.9118]

agenttheater5 Sheb admeres them withut realizing what is the price of being around people like that, what actual harm they bring to others. Sandy showed her what it's like to be a victim of such actions.

[@aet5807]

True. Sandy was the girl who most followed Brodie’s example, and it’s fitting that SHE is the character who takes her down. Chilling how she walks away, calm, head held high, while Smith falls apart. So so so good.

[@juliestrom412]

Interesting observation....🌀

[@davidanthonystone5165]

Cecilia Johnson was a brilliant actress too.

[@Henry-vu5sg]

Superb drama

[@rma3_3_3]

I remember ♡♡♡

[@mikewright3029]

I loved it. Could tell they greatly admired each other but disagreed on one thing. And the student seems to have lost her best friend.