The history boys, Fox Searchlight Pictures and DNA Films and BBC Two Films present in association with the UK Film Council ; a National Theatre production ; produced by Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader ; screenplay by Alan Bennett ; directed by Nicholas Hytner
Type
Label
The history boys, Fox Searchlight Pictures and DNA Films and BBC Two Films present in association with the UK Film Council ; a National Theatre production ; produced by Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader ; screenplay by Alan Bennett ; directed by Nicholas Hytner
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language and sexual content
Main title
The history boys
Oclc number
83599792
Responsibility statement
Fox Searchlight Pictures and DNA Films and BBC Two Films present in association with the UK Film Council ; a National Theatre production ; produced by Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader ; screenplay by Alan Bennett ; directed by Nicholas Hytner
Runtime
112
Summary
Centers around eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities. They are aided on their quest by two teachers, a shrewd young upstart and an inspiring old eccentric, whose opposing philosophies challenge the boys to confront the true meaning of education and the relative values of happiness and success
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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- Films comiques
- Comedy -- Feature
- High school teachers -- Drama
- Comedy films
- Estudiantes -- Inglaterra -- Teatro
- Colleges and universities + Entrance requirements -- Drama
- Universities and colleges + Admission -- Drama
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- England -- Drama
- High school students + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Universidades -- Inglaterra -- Teatro
- Higher education -- England -- Drama
- Feature films
- Boarding schools -- Drama
- Education -- Drama
- Fiction films
- High school students -- England -- Drama
- Films comiques
- Films de fiction
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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- Films comiques
- Comedy -- Feature
- High school teachers -- Drama
- Comedy films
- Estudiantes -- Inglaterra -- Teatro
- Colleges and universities + Entrance requirements -- Drama
- Universities and colleges + Admission -- Drama
- Teacher-student relationships -- Drama
- England -- Drama
- High school students + Conduct of life -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Universidades -- Inglaterra -- Teatro
- Higher education -- England -- Drama
- Feature films
- Boarding schools -- Drama
- Education -- Drama
- Fiction films
- High school students -- England -- Drama
- Films comiques
- Films de fiction
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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