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Title THE HISTORY BOYS [DVD videorecording] / Fox Searchlight Pictures and DNA Films and BBC Two Films present in association with the UK Film Council ; a National Theatre production ; produced by Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader ; screenplay by Alan Bennett ; directed by Nicholas Hytner.
Publication Info. Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
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Description 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
Note Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1 Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Cast Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Clive Merrison.
Credits Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, John Wilson ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Justine Luxton ; production designer, John Beard.
Note Based on the play by Alan Bennett.
Audience MPAA rating: R; for language and sexual content.
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.
Note 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.
Subject Teacher-student relationships -- Drama.
Education -- Drama.
Boarding schools -- Drama.
England -- Drama.
Universidades -- Inglaterra -- Teatro.
Estudiantes -- Inglaterra -- Teatro.
Colleges and universities -- Entrance requirements -- Drama.
Higher education -- England -- Drama.
High school students -- England -- Drama.
High school teachers -- Drama.
High school students -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Genre Feature films.
Comedy films.
Comedy -- Feature.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author Griffiths, Richard, 1947- 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- Author of screenplay.
Fox Searchlight Pictures.
DNA Films.
BBC Two Films.
UK Film Council.
National Theatre (Great Britain)
ISBN 6311018322
$27.98
Standard No. 024543425199 50
Music # 2242519 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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