The history boys

Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013 (Actor). De la Tour, Frances, 1944- (Actor). Moore, Stephen Campbell. (Actor). Merrison, Clive. (Actor). Hytner, Nicholas (Producer, Director). Jones, Damian, 1964- (Producer). Loader, Kevin. (Producer). Bennett, Alan, 1934- (Screenwriter). Fox Searchlight Pictures (Added Author). DNA Films. (Added Author). BBC Two Films. (Added Author). UK Film Council. (Added Author). National Theatre (Great Britain) (Added Author). Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Clive Merrison. (Cast).

Summary: Centers around eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities. They are aided on their quest by two teachers, a shrewd young upstart and an inspiring old eccentric, whose opposing philosophies challenge the boys to confront the true meaning of education and the relative values of happiness and success.

Item details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen ed.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Based on the play by Alan Bennett. Special features: Commentary by director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett; "History boys around the world: tour diaries" featurette; "Pass it on": 'The history boys' on screen" featurette; theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, John Wilson ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Justine Luxton ; production designer, John Beard.
Participant or Performer Note:	Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Clive Merrison.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for language and sexual content.
System Details Note:	DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1 Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

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