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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   6,451 votes
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Director:
Lindsay Anderson
Writers:
David Sherwin (script "Crusaders") and
John Howlett (script "Crusaders") ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
27 August 1969 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Which side will you be on?
Plot:
In this allegorical story, a revolution lead by pupil Mick Travis takes place at an old established private school in England. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
The Third Man Voted Best British Film Ever
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 23 September 1999)
User Comments:
One for your sons more (116 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Malcolm McDowell ... Mick Travis
David Wood ... Johnny
Richard Warwick ... Wallace
Christine Noonan ... The Girl
Rupert Webster ... Bobby Phillips
Robert Swann ... Rowntree
Hugh Thomas ... Denson
Michael Cadman ... Fortinbras
Peter Sproule ... Barnes
Peter Jeffrey ... Headmaster
Anthony Nicholls ... General Denson
Arthur Lowe ... Mr. Kemp
Mona Washbourne ... Matron
Mary MacLeod ... Mrs. Kemp
Geoffrey Chater ... Chaplain (Reverend Woods)
Ben Aris ... John Thomas
Graham Crowden ... History Master
Charles Lloyd Pack ... Classics Master
Guy Ross ... Stephans
Robin Askwith ... Keating
Richard Everett ... Pussy Graves
Philip Bagenal ... Peanuts
Nicholas Page ... Cox
Robert Yetzes ... Fisher
David Griffin ... Willens
Graham Sharman ... Van Eyssen
Richard Tombleson ... Baird
Robin Davies ... Machin
Brian Pettifer ... Biles
Michael Newport ... Brunning
Charles Sturridge ... Martland
Sean Bury ... Jute
Martin Beaumont ... Hunter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellis Dale ... Motorcycle Salesman (uncredited)
John Garrie ... Music Master (uncredited)
Tommy Godfrey ... School Porter (uncredited)
Peter Jaques ... Schoolmaster (uncredited)
Simon Ward ... Schoolboy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lindsay Anderson 
 
Writing credits
David Sherwin (script "Crusaders") and
John Howlett (script "Crusaders")

David Sherwin (screenplay)

Produced by
Lindsay Anderson .... producer
Roy Baird .... executive producer
Michael Medwin .... producer
Albert Finney .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Marc Wilkinson 
 
Cinematography by
Miroslav Ondrícek 
 
Film Editing by
David Gladwell 
 
Casting by
Miriam Brickman 
 
Production Design by
Jocelyn Herbert 
 
Art Direction by
Brian Eatwell 
 
Costume Design by
Shura Cohen 
 
Makeup Department
Betty Blattner .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Zelda Barron .... production supervisor
Gavrik Losey .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Frears .... assistant director
John Stoneman .... assistant director
Tim Van Rellim .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Jack Carter .... construction manager
 
Sound Department
Alan Bell .... dubbing editor
Tony Jackson .... boom operator
Alan Jones .... assistant sound editor
Doug E. Turner .... dubbing mixer
Christian Wangler .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Harris .... camera operator
Roy Larner .... gaffer
Chris Menges .... camera operator
Michael Seresin .... assistant camera
 
Editorial Department
Michael Ellis .... assistant editor
Ian Rakoff .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Marc Wilkinson .... conductor
 
Transportation Department
Jim Hughes .... transportation
 
Other crew
Stuart Baird .... assistant to director
Valerie Booth .... continuity
Brian Brockwell .... production accountant
Peter Jaques .... director of publicity
Neville Thompson .... assistant to producers
 

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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English | Latin
Color:
Black and White | Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:15 (re-rating) | Hong Kong:IIB | Czech Republic:15 | Hungary:14 | France:-12 | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R (cut version) (1969) | USA:X (1968) | West Germany:16 (bw) | UK:AA
Filming Locations:
Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK more
Company:
Memorial Enterprises more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The driver of the red car stopped by Mick on the roundabout in Cheltenham was Michael Medwin, the film's producer. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: We are told by a house master, towards the start of the film, that this is the Winter Term (Sep-Dec). English Public Schools, such as the one portrayed, use and have always used their pitches to play rugby during the winter term, yet shots of (Cheltenham) College show hockey goals set up; however hockey is exclusively played in the Spring Term. more
Quotes:
The Girl: Go on. Look at me. Look at my eyes. I'll kill you. Sometimes I stand in front of the mirror and my eyes get bigger and bigger. And I'm like a tiger. I like tigers. Rrrrah! more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "X-Rated" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Sanctus more

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User Comments

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40 out of 51 people found the following comment useful.
One for your sons, 19 April 1999
10/10
Author: StevieGB from London, England

To get the most out of this film you have to be English, male and a teenager; in 1979 when I first saw it I was all three. In the years that followed I would catch it wherever I could, be it on television, in the college bar or in some local, flea-ridden rep cinema. Now, of course, I own the video. Every few months I dig it out and watch it, and more than any other film or book it reminds me what it was like to be young and rebellious and have my whole life ahead of me.

This was to England what The Wild One or Rebel Without A Cause was to America. Show it to your teenage sons; they'll remember it for the rest of their lives, and one day they might even thank you for it.

To dispel an old myth, while I'm here. Some scenes in the film are in black and white while most of the film is in color. The reason for this has nothing to do with art; they were short of money, and black and white was cheaper in those days.

Enjoy.

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