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The History Boys

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

★ 6.6 / 10 (225 votes)October 2, 2006109 minEN
Drama

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.

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Movie facts

Release dateOctober 2, 2006
StatusReleased
Runtime109 min
Rating★ 6.6 / 10
CertificationR
Original languageEnglish
CountryUnited Kingdom
Budget$4,000,000
Revenue$13,401,952
ProductionDNA Films, UK Film Council, BBC Two, National Theatre
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Crew

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Writers

Alan Bennett

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Cast

Richard GriffithsRichard GriffithsHector
Stephen Campbell MooreStephen Campbell MooreIrwin
Dominic CooperDominic CooperDakin
Samuel BarnettSamuel BarnettPosner
James CordenJames CordenTimms
Russell ToveyRussell ToveyRudge
Samuel AndersonSamuel AndersonCrowther
Jamie ParkerJamie ParkerScripps
Andrew KnottAndrew KnottLockwood
Sacha DhawanSacha DhawanAkhtar
Clive MerrisonClive MerrisonHeadmaster
Frances de la TourFrances de la TourMrs. Lintott
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