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The history boys - Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Nicholas Hytner

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History, it's just one bloody thing after another.

The history boys tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grossly out-numbered history teacher (Frances de la Tour), and a headmaster obsessed with results (Clive Merrison), the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film drama school teen university college study life UK history Oxford sex gay teacher student

Persons of interest

Samuel Anderson .... Crowther
Jack Bagley .... Additional Voices
Samuel Barnett .... Posner
Stephen Campbell Moore .... Tom Irwin
Dominic Cooper .... Dakin
James Corden .... Timms
Frances de la Tour .... Mrs Lintott
Sacha Dhawan .... Akthar
Richard Griffiths .... Hector
Robbie Jarvis .... Additional Voices
Andrew Knott .... Lockwood
Clive Merrison .... Headmaster
Jon Overton .... Additional Voices
Jamie Parker .... Scripps
Adrian Scarborough
Georgia Taylor .... Fiona
Russell Tovey .... Rudge
Alan Bennett .... Playwright
Alan Bennett .... Screenwriter
Nicholas Hytner .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The history boys official movie site
The history boys film production notes
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Awards and film festivals:

American Film Institute (AFI) 2006: Screening
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) 2007: Nominated: Actor in a Leading Role (Richard Griffiths), Actress In A Supporting Role (Frances De La Tour)
British Independent Film Awards 2006: Nominated:Best Actress (Frances de la Tour), Most Promising Newcomer On Screen (Samuel Barnett, Dominic Cooper), Best Screenplay (Alan Bennett)
National Board of Review, USA 2006: Won: Top Ten Film

Studios and distributors:

20th Century Fox

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Theatrical report

The drama, school, teen movie The history boys is directed by Nicholas Hytner and stars Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore.