Drama · United Kingdom · 1948 · 1h 37m

The Guinea Pig

Director

Cast

Richard Attenborough as Jack Read Sheila Sim as Lynne Hartley Bernard Miles as Mr. Read Cecil Trouncer as Lloyd Hartley Joan Hickson as Mrs. Read Edith Sharpe as Mrs. Hartley

Crew

Gilbert Taylor — Director of Photography Richard Best — Editor Roy Boulting — Screenplay Warren Chetham-Strode — Screenplay Bernard Miles — Screenplay John Boulting — Producer

Synopsis

A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together.

Mood & Themes

public school

Key Collaborators

Roy Boulting Director Gilbert Taylor Director of Photography Richard Best Editor Roy Boulting Screenplay Warren Chetham-Strode Screenplay Bernard Miles Screenplay John Boulting Producer Honoria Plesch Costume Design

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