---
title: 'Educating Rita (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lewis Gilbert'
released: '1983-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/educating-rita-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085478/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Educating Rita (1983)

1983 · 110 min · Drama, Comedy · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Educating Rita is a 1983 British comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert with a screenplay by Willy Russell based on his 1980 stage play. The film stars Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams and Maureen Lipman. It won multiple major awards for best actor and best actress and was nominated for three Academy Awards. Caine and Walters both won BAFTA and Golden Globe awards for best actor and actress. The British Film Institute ranked Educating Rita the 84th greatest British film of the 20th century.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lewis Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-gilbert)
- **Producer:** [Lewis Gilbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-gilbert)
- **Screenplay:** [Willy Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-russell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [David Hentschel](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-hentschel)

## Cast

- [Michael Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-williams-2)
- [Michael Caine](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-caine)
- [Julie Walters](https://cinepixo.com/people/julie-walters)
- [Godfrey Quigley](https://cinepixo.com/people/godfrey-quigley)
- [Maureen Lipman](https://cinepixo.com/people/maureen-lipman)

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