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A group of history pupils at a boysÆ grammar school in Sheffield pursue a place at Oxford or Cambridge, where they are subjected to contrasting styles of teaching.

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ProducerDamian Jones, Kevin Loader, Nicholas Hytner

EAN5039036029766

eBay Product ID (ePID)59528135

Product Key Features

ActorStephen Campbell Moore, Clive Merrison, Sacha Dhawan, James Corden, Adrian Scarborough, Richard Griffiths, Frances De La Tour

Film/TV TitleThe History Boys

DirectorNicholas Hytner

LanguageEnglish

Run Time100 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2007

FormatDVD

FeaturesWidescreen, Interactive Menu

GenreDrama

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

AwardsBest Supporting Actress 2007 - Frances De La Tour, Best Actor 2007 - Richard Griffiths

Additional InformationA group of history pupils at a boysÆ grammar school in Sheffield pursue a place at Oxford or Cambridge, where they are subjected to contrasting styles of teaching. Adapted from Alan BennettÆs (THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE) immensely successful play of the same name, THE HISTORY BOYS focuses on the experiences of eight history students at a grammar school in northern England in the mid 1980s as they attempt to get a place at the top two universities in the country; Oxford and Cambridge. The headmaster of the school is keen to send as many of his pupils to Oxbridge as possible and employs supply teacher Irwin (Stephen Campbell Moore, BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS) to teach them the tricks of trade concerning how to get into Oxford or Cambridge. This style of teaching is contrasted sharply with that of the boysÆ eccentric and maverick English teacher Hector (Richard Griffiths, WITHNAIL AND I) and the facts and figures based teaching style of their history teacher Mrs Linnott (Frances De La Tour, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE). THE HISTORY BOYS primarily focuses on the state of the education system in the 1980s and what the teenage boys learn about life, love and education along the way and succeeds in being a hugely entertaining film about growing up and the different approaches to life one can take.

ReviewsThe Observer - Brilliant, Heat - Smart, funny, fresh and original, Esquire - A modern-day masterpiece

ScreenwriterAlan Bennett

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe History Boys

Consumer AdviceContains strong sex references and very strong language