The History Boys

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-12-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (16980 Reviews)

Director:

Nicholas Hytner

Genres:

Comedy Drama

Cast:

Samuel Anderson James Corden Stephen Campbell Moore Richard Griffiths

Writer:

Alan Bennett (screenplay)

Alan Bennett (play)

Fullplot:

In 1980s Britain, a group of young men at Cutlers' Grammar School all have the brains, and the will to earn the chance of getting accepted in the finest universities in the nation, Oxford and Cambridge. Despite the fine teaching by excellent professionals like Mrs Lintott in history and the intellectually enthusiastic Hector in General Studies, the Headmaster is not satisfied. He signs on the young Irwin to polish the students' style to give them the best chance. In this mix of intellectualism and creative spirit that guides a rigorous preparation regime for that ultimate educational brass ring, the lives of the randy students and the ostensibly restrained faculty intertwine that would change their lives forever.

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