The History Boys
Synopsis
Based on Alan Bennett's hit National Theatre comedy-drama. An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in 1980s Yorkshire are in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at Oxford or Cambridge. A maverick English teacher, a facts-orientated history teacher and a young and shrewd supply teacher are trying to help them, albeit with completely different teaching methods. The school is run by a slightly crazed headmaster obsessed with results and getting his school up the league tables. Given all this, can the boys achieve their Oxbridge goal and what can they learn about life, love, history, and film-endings along the way?
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 109 mins
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Producer
- David Thompson, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Charles Moore, Miles Ketley
- Co-Producer
- David Thompson, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Charles Moore, Miles Ketley
- Editor
- John Wilson
- Screenwriter
- Alan Bennett
- Director of Photography
- Andrew Dunn
- Principal Cast
- Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour, Clive Merrison, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jamie Parker, Samuel Barnett, Dominic Cooper, Andrew Knott, Sacha Dhawan, Russell Tovey, James Corden, Samuel Anderson
- Composer
- George Fenton
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 24th March 2006
