The History Boys

The History Boys

6.7

2006-10-02

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

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The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

Released

2006-10-02

Runtime

109

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$13401952

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

DNA Films

BBC Film

UK Film Council

BBC

Fox Searchlight Pictures

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    Richard Griffiths

    Richard Griffiths
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    Stephen Campbell Moore

    Stephen Campbell Moore
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    Dominic Cooper

    Dominic Cooper
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    Samuel Barnett

    Samuel Barnett
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    James Corden

    James Corden
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    Russell Tovey

    Russell Tovey
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    Samuel Anderson

    Samuel Anderson
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    Jamie Parker

    Jamie Parker
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    Andrew Knott

    Andrew Knott
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    Sacha Dhawan

    Sacha Dhawan
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    Clive Merrison

    Clive Merrison
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    Frances de la Tour

    Frances de la Tour
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    Penelope Wilton

    Penelope Wilton
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    Adrian Scarborough

    Adrian Scarborough
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    Georgia Taylor

    Georgia Taylor
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    Patrick Godfrey

    Patrick Godfrey