The History Boys (2006)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Nicholas Hytner

Writers:

Alan Bennett (screenplay)
Alan Bennett (play)

Release Date:

13 October 2006 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Meet The Boys Who Are Making History!

Plot:

An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue of sex, sport, and higher education.

Plot Keywords:

Class | Headmaster | Oxford | School | Student

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win & 11 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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

Company:

Free Range Films

Trivia:

Samuel Barnett was nominated for the 2005 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actor in a Drama for "The History Boys" and recreated the role in this production.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Posner and Hector are discussing the poem "Drummer Hodge" by Thomas Hardy, Posner references Rupert Brooke's poem "The Solider" by mentioning the line "There's some corner of a foreign field... in that dust a richer dust concealed." The line is actually "in that rich earth a richer dust concealed."

Quotes:

Rudge: I did all the other stuff like Stalin was a sweetie and Wilfred Owen was a wuss.

Movie Connections:

References Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Soundtrack:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor - Adagio Sostenuto

Brilliant

So refreshing to see a film that does not depend on special effects and computer graphics, but revolves around people - pure and simply. Bennet's script is sharp, witty, poignant and just wonderful. Was in tears several times during the film - mainly through laughter -the french lesson has to be seen to be believed - but also with touches of sadness. Although I didn't recognise many of the "boys" from other films, I suspect this film will be the jumping board for many successful film careers. They managed to get the characters so right. Loved them all by the end. Cant wait for the DVD to come out so I can watch this over and over again.