Educating Rita

1983 film by Lewis Gilbert
Movie film Q1753575
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Summary

Educating Rita is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,004 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Lewis Gilbert[4]
  • Screenwriter: Willy Russell[5]
  • Composer: David Hentschel[6]
  • Genre: comedy drama[7], comedy film[8], drama film[9]
  • Based on: Educating Rita[10]
  • Cast member: Michael Caine[11], Julie Walters[12], Michael Williams[13], Maureen Lipman[14], Godfrey Quigley[15]
  • Producer: Lewis Gilbert[16]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[17]
  • Commons category: Educating Rita (film)[18]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[19]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[20], 82%[21], 54/100[22]
  • Color: color[23]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[24]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1983[25], May 4, 1984[26], October 8, 1983[27], October 14, 1983[28]
  • Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[29], Netflix[30]
  • Narrative location: Liverpool[31]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actor[32], Academy Award for Best Actress[33], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[34]
  • Title: Educating Rita[35]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[36]
  • Duration: 110 minutes[37]
  • Kijkwijzer rating: 6[38]
  • CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[39]

Why It Matters

Educating Rita has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Educating Rita receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . criticsatlarge.ca. Retrieved . criticsatlarge.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . zweitausendeins.de. zweitausendeins.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Swedish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Danish Film Database. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . cnc.fr. Retrieved . cnc.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'hy', 'i
    Ampas collections film id → W083627
    Sitelink count → 25
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 85478
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 14531
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1984-05-04T00:00:00Z, +1983-10-08T00:00:00Z +1
    Screenwriter → Willy Russell
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+110'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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