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The History Boys
"History. It's just one bloody thing after another."
2006 • 1h 49m • ★ 6.6 (211 votes) Released
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.
Director
Nicholas Hytner
Screenplay
Alan Bennett
Rating
6.6
Runtime
109 min
Budget
$4.0M
Revenue
$13.4M
Profit/Loss
+9.4M
Production
DNA Films
UK Film Council
BBC Two
National TheatreTop Billed Cast
Videos & Trailers
Gallery
Keywords
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