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The History Boys
The History Boys

The History Boys

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

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$4000000

Revenue

$13401952

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

02 October 2006

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Richard Griffiths

Richard Griffiths

Hector

Stephen Campbell Moore

Stephen Campbell Moore

Irwin

Dominic Cooper

Dominic Cooper

Dakin

Samuel Barnett

Samuel Barnett

Posner

James Corden

James Corden

Timms

Russell Tovey

Russell Tovey

Rudge

Samuel Anderson

Samuel Anderson

Crowther

Jamie Parker

Jamie Parker

Scripps

Andrew Knott

Andrew Knott

Lockwood

Sacha Dhawan

Sacha Dhawan

Akhtar

Clive Merrison

Clive Merrison

Headmaster

Frances de la Tour

Frances de la Tour

Mrs. Lintott

Penelope Wilton

Penelope Wilton

Mrs. Bibby

Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough

Wilkes

Georgia Taylor

Georgia Taylor

Fiona

Patrick Godfrey

Patrick Godfrey

Sleeping Clergyman

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