Drama · United Kingdom · 2006 · 1h 49m

The History Boys

The History Boys poster
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Cast
Richard Griffiths as Hector Stephen Campbell Moore as Irwin Dominic Cooper as Dakin Samuel Barnett as Posner James Corden as Timms Russell Tovey as Rudge
Crew
Andrew Dunn — Director of Photography John Wilson — Editor George Fenton — Original Music Composer Alan Bennett — Screenplay Kevin Loader — Producer Pádraig Cusack — Producer
Tagline

History. It's just one bloody thing after another.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The History Boys — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
high schoolnorthern englandscholarshipbecoming an adulteducationexambased on play or musicaloxfordcambridgeyorkshireteacherhigh school teacher
Key Collaborators
Nicholas Hytner Director Andrew Dunn Director of Photography John Wilson Editor George Fenton Original Music Composer Alan Bennett Screenplay Kevin Loader Producer Pádraig Cusack Producer Damian Jones Producer Nicholas Hytner Producer John Beard Production Design Justine Luxton Costume Design
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