The Winslow Boy is a 1999 period drama   film directed by  David Mamet. Starring Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Gemma Jones. Set in London before World War I, it depicts a family defending the honour of its young son at all cost. The screenplay was adapted by Mamet based on  Terence Rattigan's dramatic play The Winslow Boy.