---
title: 'Bequest to the Nation (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Cellan Jones'
released: '1973-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bequest-to-the-nation-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070437/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Bequest to the Nation (1973)

1973 · 118 min · Drama · Australia, United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Bequest to the Nation is a 1973 British historical drama film directed by James Cellan Jones and starring Glenda Jackson, Peter Finch, Michael Jayston and Margaret Leighton. It was written by Terence Rattigan based on his 1970 play A Bequest to the Nation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Cellan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-cellan-jones)
- **Screenplay:** [Terence Rattigan](https://cinepixo.com/people/terence-rattigan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michel Legrand](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-legrand)
- **Producer:** [Hal B. Wallis](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-b-wallis)
- **Editor:** [Anne V. Coates](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-v-coates)

## Cast

- [Glenda Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenda-jackson)
- [Barbara Leigh-Hunt](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-leigh-hunt)
- [Michael Jayston](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-jayston)
- [Roland Culver](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-culver)
- [Anthony Quayle](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-quayle)
- [Dominic Guard](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-guard)
- [Nigel Stock](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-stock)
- [Peter Finch](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-finch)
- [André Maranne](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-maranne)
- [Philip Madoc](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-madoc)
- [Margaret Leighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-leighton)
- [Nicholas Lyndhurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-lyndhurst)

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