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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   9,449 votes
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Director:
Nicholas Hytner
Writers:
Alan Bennett (screenplay)
Alan Bennett (play)
Contact:
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Release Date:
13 October 2006 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Meet The Boys Who Are Making History! more
Plot:
An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue of sex, sport, and higher education. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 11 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(48 articles)
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User Comments:
the best film i've seen on growing up more (140 total)

Cast

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Samuel Anderson ... Crowther
James Corden ... Timms
Stephen Campbell Moore ... Irwin
Richard Griffiths ... Hector
Frances de la Tour ... Mrs. Lintott
Andrew Knott ... Lockwood
Russell Tovey ... Rudge
Jamie Parker ... Scripps

Dominic Cooper ... Dakin
Samuel Barnett ... Posner

Sacha Dhawan ... Akhtar
Clive Merrison ... The Headmaster
Penelope Wilton ... Mrs. Bibby
Adrian Scarborough ... Wilkes
Georgia Taylor ... Fiona
Maggie McCarthy ... Lollipop Lady
Colin Haigh ... Oxford Porter
Iain Mitchell ... Oxford Don
David Killick ... Neighbouring Don
Patrick Godfrey ... Sleeping Clergyman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Craig Carruthers ... Postman (uncredited)
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Directed by
Nicholas Hytner 
 
Writing credits
Alan Bennett (screenplay)

Alan Bennett (play)

Produced by
Pádraig Cusack .... producer: National Theatre
Nicholas Hytner .... producer
Damian Jones .... producer
Miles Ketley .... executive producer
Kevin Loader .... producer
Andrew Macdonald .... executive producer
Charles Moore .... executive producer
Allon Reich .... executive producer
Julia Stannard .... line producer
David M. Thompson .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
George Fenton 
 
Cinematography by
Andrew Dunn (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
John Wilson 
 
Casting by
Toby Whale 
 
Production Design by
John Beard 
 
Set Decoration by
Joanne Woollard 
 
Costume Design by
Justine Luxton 
 
Makeup Department
Elaina Conneely .... hair stylist
Elaina Conneely .... makeup artist
Daniel Phillips .... hair designer
Daniel Phillips .... makeup designer
Karen Scott .... hair trainee
Karen Scott .... makeup trainee
 
Production Management
Clare St. John .... post-production supervisor: DNA Films
Maria Walker .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fiona Gosden .... second assistant director
Sarah MacFarlane .... first assistant director: second unit
Jack Ravenscroft .... assistant director
John Wilson .... second unit director
Harriet Worth .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
James Collins .... art department assistant
Bob Crowley .... designer: National Theatre production
Rosie Goodwin .... assistant prop buyer
Robert Judd .... prop hand
Emily Lutyens .... assistant art director
Harry Metcalfe .... construction manager
Michael Povey .... prop hand
Julian Searle .... property master
Rebecca Thomas .... art department trainee: FT2
 
Sound Department
Mark Appleby .... sound re-recording mixer
Mat Bartram .... ProTools
Paul Carr .... foley mixer
Robert Farr .... adr mixer
Charlotte Gray .... production sound trainee
Sue Harding .... foley artist (as Susie Harding)
Zane Hayward .... supervising sound editor
John Midgley .... production sound recordist
Clive Osborne .... production sound maintenance
Jamie Roden .... adr mixer
Joakim Sundström .... dialogue editor
Andy Thompson .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Visual Effects by
Michael Deming .... digital film bureau
Rob Gordon .... digital online editor
John Palmer .... digital film bureau manager: Scanning and Laser record
Rus Wetherell .... digital effects artist: CFX
 
Stunts
Rocky Taylor .... stunt double: Hector
 
Camera and Electrical Department
David Ashby .... grip
Alex Bailey .... still photographer
Harry Bowers .... second assistant camera
David Churchyard .... camera loader: "b" camera
Dermot Hickey .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rupert Lloyd-Parry .... key grip (as Rupert Lloyd Parry)
Andy Long .... gaffer
Nathan Mann .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Joseph Mastrangelo .... camera trainee (as Joe Mastrangelo)
Chris McAleese .... camera trainee
Mark Milsome .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Daniel Rake .... trainee grip
William Tracey .... rigging gaffer (as Bill Tracey)
Gerry Vasbenter .... Steadicam operator
Gerry Vasbenter .... camera operator
Gerry Vasbenter .... camera operator: "b" camera
Gerry Vasbenter .... director of photography: second unit
 
Casting Department
Alastair Coomer .... casting assistant: National Theatre
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucy Donowho .... wardrobe trainee
Peter Halston .... wardrobe supervisor
Carol Lingwood .... head of costume: National Theatre
 
Editorial Department
Matt Adams .... digital intermediate producer
Chris Andrews .... negative cutter
Sascha Dhillon .... first assistant editor
Rob Gordon .... digital on-line editor
Emily Greenwood .... assistant digital on-line editor
Kelly Smith .... negative cutter
Laurent Treherne .... digital intermediate technical director
 
Music Department
Simon Chamberlain .... music associate
James Collins .... music engineer
James Collins .... music scoring mixer
Isobel Griffiths .... orchestra contractor
Ian Neil .... music supervisor
Emily Rogers .... music editor
Richard Sisson .... musical director
 
Transportation Department
John Bailey .... facilities driver
Bullet .... facilities driver
Ken Clarke .... facilities driver
John D'Arcy .... facilities driver
Ben Dillon .... action vehicle coordinator
Wayne Fleetwood .... facilities driver
Dean Macey .... facilities driver
Don McLean .... facilities driver
Peter Veldhoen .... unit driver
Nigel Venables .... facilities driver
 
Other crew
Luis Miguel Antunes .... catering assistant
Lisa Armour-Brown .... catering assistant
Gary Barnes .... location assistant: Yorkshire
Isabel Begg .... head of business and legal affairs: BBC Films
Carey Berlin .... assistant to executive producer
James Biddle .... production coordinator
Jason Breckenridge .... catering assistant
Benjamin Collard .... catering assistant
Rosamund Connelly .... catering assistant
Raz Cunningham .... production assistant
Jason Curtis .... health and safety officer
Matt Curtis .... title designer
Mark Cushman .... location assistant
Maxine Davis .... production accountant
Niamh Dilworth .... assistant to the directors: National Theatre
Nicky Earnshaw .... assistant production coordinator
Lyn Evans .... chaperone
Marco Fugallo .... catering assistant
Tilly Gerrard-Bannister .... floor trainee
Keiko Hammonds .... catering assistant
Frank Hannon .... catering assistant
Linda Harman .... chaperone
Jane Hawley .... production executive: BBC Films
Sue Hills .... script supervisor
Stephen Hussey .... chaperone
Nicholas Hytner .... director: National Theatre
Catherine T. James .... catering assistant
Sylvan Janois .... catering assistant (as Sylvain Jamois)
Steve Joberns .... auditor
Georgina Kelly .... assistant production accountant
Vanessa Kimberley .... chaperone
Dick Knapman .... laboratory contact: Todd-AO
Julis Lloyd .... chaperone
Yoko Lytle .... production trainee
Leila McAlister .... caterer
Charles McDonald .... publicist
Jacob Melton .... production assistant: DNA Films
John Midgley .... provider: walkie talkies
Liz Miller .... unit publicist
Claire Mitchell .... assistant production accountant
Derek Moss .... location security
Kevin O'Shea .... insurance: Aon/Albert G Ruben (as Kevin O'shea)
Emma Parker .... assistant: David Thompson
Colin Pearce .... laboratory contact: Soho Images
Tanya Phegan .... assistant to executive producer
Laura Pomeroy .... catering assistant
Rose Pomeroy .... catering assistant
Carmen Saccone .... catering assistant
Matthew Sanders .... unit publicist (as Matthew Saunders)
Jaideep Shah .... production trainee
Joanne Smith .... general manager: DNA Films
Stevie Smith .... writer: quotes from "Voices Against England in the Night"
Nick Starr .... executive director: National Theatre
Nick Starr .... floor runner
Ana Stillard .... chaperone
Alex Sutherland .... location manager
Kim Thomas .... chaperone
Pamela Timmis .... chaperone
Matthew Vizard .... production coordinator
Jamie Voss .... production assistant
Lisa Williams .... assistant to producer
Jane Wright .... head of rights and commercial affairs: BBC Films
 
Thanks
W.H. Auden .... acknowledgment: quotations from "Musée des Beaux Arts" and "Lullaby"
Gina Brown .... thanks: PFD
Maria Dawson .... thanks: PFD
A.E. Housman .... acknowledgment: quotations from "A Shropshire Lad" and "On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble"
Peter Joly .... thanks: Goldcrest
Anthony Jones .... thanks: PFD
Phillip Larkin .... acknowledgment: quotations from "MCMXIV"
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual content.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
109 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R | Ireland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:15 | Germany:o.Al. | Australia:M | New Zealand:M
Filming Locations:
Belgrave Avenue, Claremount, Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK more
Company:
Free Range Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The film is based on the award winning play by Alan Bennett, which ran at the National Theatre in London from May 2004 until April 2005. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The lollipop lady that reports Hector to the headmaster carries a sign that carries the international symbol for children, which has only recently started replacing the old sign that stated "STOP CHILDREN" - which would have been the sign used in 1983. more
Quotes:
Posner: I'm not happy but I'm not unhappy about it. more
Movie Connections:
References Juarez (1939) more
Soundtrack:
L'Accordéoniste more

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97 out of 143 people found the following comment useful.
the best film i've seen on growing up, 15 October 2006
9/10
Author: lawrence_08 from United Kingdom

So many moments in this film struck a chord with me. As a grammar school student applying for Oxbridge, I have to disagree with the previous reviewer. The worries and pressures, as well as the arrogance, humour (and sheer smart-aleckness) that surround the boys' dialogue perfectly capture the hilarity and torture of adolescence. The dialogue is a little stage-y, but that doesn't seriously tarnish its impact. I think this film expresses the uncertainty and risk involved in life in a way that is both poignant and witty; often both at the same time. Ideas about what education should really be could not be more beautifully expressed than in this picture of young boys with their whole lives stretched out in front of them, and old teachers still unsure of what it's all about. Subtle and brilliant.

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