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The final test is written

The final test is written

The Final Test

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This article is about the 1953 film. For the similarly-titled episode of Doctor Who, see The Celestial Toymaker.

The Final Test
Directed by	Anthony Asquith
Written by	Terence Rattigan
Starring	Jack Warner Robert Morley Ray Jackson
Cinematography	William McLeod
Edited by	Helga Cranston
Music by	Benjamin Frankel
Distributed by	General Film Distributors (UK)
Release date	14 August 1953
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Final Test is a 1953 British sports film written by Terence Rattigan, directed by Anthony Asquith, and starring Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph and Ray Jackson.^[1] A number of leading cricketers also appear including Denis Compton, Len Hutton and Cyril Washbrook. The film was produced by R.J. Minney for Act Films Ltd.^[2]

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  3Genesis
  
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  4Critical reception
  
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  5Media releases
  
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  6References
  
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  7External links
  

Plot[edit]

The film is a light drama, set around elderly leading cricketer Sam Palmer's last appearance for England. Action jumps between various elements: an Englishman (Richard Wattis) explaining to an American the rules and terminologies of the game from the audience; Sam's home life; the pub listening to cricket on the radio; Sam's interactions with players and family; and Reggie's attempts to meet his theatrical hero Alexander Whitehead (Robert Morley). This is interspersed with documentary footage of real cricket games.
Sam desperately wants his son Reggie to be there at The Oval to witness his last match, but Reggie has a developing passion for poetry and instead of attending the game has a ‘once in a lifetime’ chance of meeting a leading poet, Alexander Whitehead. But when Reggie meets Whitehead, it turns out he is a huge fan of cricket.^[3] Whitehead takes Reggie along to the match, in time to see Sam's innings, and persuades Reggie that there is more to cricket than he had previously thought.
In Sam's final appearance he is dismissed leg before wicket. As he walks back to the pavilion the other players line his route and the spectators give him a standing ovation.