The History Boys (film)
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| Directed by | Nicholas Hytner |
| Produced by |
Damian Jones Kevin Loader Nicholas Hytner |
| Screenplay by | Alan Bennett |
| Based on |
The History Boys by Alan Bennett |
| Starring |
Richard Griffiths Clive Merrison Frances de la Tour Stephen Campbell Moore Samuel Anderson Samuel Barnett Dominic Cooper James Corden Sacha Dhawan Andrew Knott Jamie Parker Russell Tovey |
| Music by | George Fenton |
| Cinematography | Andrew Dunn |
| Edited by | John Wilson |
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| Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
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Release date
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13 October 2006 |
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Running time
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104 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £2 million |
| Box office | $11,121,000 |
The History Boys is a 2006 British comedy-drama film adapted by Alan Bennett from his play of the same name, which won the 2005 Olivier Award for Best New Play and the 2006 Tony Award for Best Play. It was directed by Nicholas Hytner, who directed the original production at the Royal National Theatre in London, and features the original cast of the play.
The school scenes were filmed in Watford in two schools, Watford Grammar School for Boys and Watford Grammar School for Girls. The film uses the uniform of Watford Boys. Locations in Elland and Halifax, West Yorkshire are used to create the broader landscape of Sheffield in which the story is set.
In a boys' grammar school in Sheffield in 1983, students Crowther, Posner, Dakin, Timms, Akthar, Lockwood, Scripps, and Rudge have recently obtained the school's highest ever A-level scores and are hoping to enter Oxford or Cambridge, taking a seventh-term entrance exam in History. The General Studies teacher, known by staff and boys alike by his nickname "Hector" (Richard Griffiths), is their favourite, and works alongside their deputy head and regular History teacher, Mrs Lintott (Frances de la Tour). The Headmaster, known by all as Felix, appoints a temporary contract teacher, Tom Irwin (Stephen Campbell Moore), who had been at Oxford, to help the boys along in their quest. Irwin is only a few years older than his students but proves to be a bold and demanding teacher, and particularly difficult to impress.
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