Term of Trial

Term of Trial
Directed byPeter Glenville
Written byPeter Glenville
Based onTerm of Trial
1961 novel
by James Barlow
Produced byJames Woolf
Starring
CinematographyOswald Morris
Edited byJim Clark
Music byJean-Michel Damase
Production
company
Romulus Films
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 16 August 1962 (1962-08-16) (London)
  • 30 January 1963 (1963-01-30) (New York City)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Term of Trial is a 1962 British drama film written and directed by Peter Glenville and starring Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence Stamp, Hugh Griffith, Roland Culver, Dudley Foster and Thora Hird.[1] It was produced by James Woolf for Romulus Films, with James H. Ware as associate producer. The screenplay was based on the 1961 novel of the same name by James Barlow. The music score was by Jean-Michel Damase and the cinematography by Oswald Morris.

The film marked the screen debut of Miles.

The film had its world premiere on 16 August 1962 at the Warner Theatre in London's West End.[2]

  1. ^ "Term of Trial". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ The Times online archive 16/8/1962 page 2