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History Boys (The)
- Director: Nicholas Hytner
- Writer: Alan Bennett
- Producer: Padraig Cusack; Nicholas Hytner
CGiii Comment
A joyous film.
A perfect ensemble piece.
Perhaps Bennett was drawing on his own experiences?
Splendid stuff.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
In 1980s Britain, a group of young men at Cutlers' Grammar School all have the brains, and the will to earn the chance of getting accepted in the finest universities in the nation, Oxford and Cambridge. Despite the fine teaching by excellent professionals like Mrs Lintott in history and the intellectually enthusiastic Hector in General Studies, the Headmaster is not satisfied. He signs on the young Irwin to polish the students' style to give them the best chance. In this mix of intellectualism and creative spirit that guides a rigorous preparation regime for that ultimate educational brass ring, the lives of the randy students and the ostensibly restrained faculty intertwine that would change their lives forever.
Cast & Characters
Samuel Anderson as Crowther;
James Corden as Timms;
Stephen Campbell Moore as Irwin;
Richard Griffiths as Hector;
Frances de la Tour as Mrs. Lintott;
Andrew Knott as Lockwood;
Russell Tovey as Rudge;
Jamie Parker as Scripps;
Dominic Cooper as Dakin;
Samuel Barnett as Posner;
Sacha Dhawan as Akhtar;
Clive Merrison as The Headmaster;
Penelope Wilton as Mrs. Bibby;
Adrian Scarborough as Wilkes;
Georgia Taylor as Fiona