The History Boys (film)

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British film comedy-drama film film

The History Boys is a 2006 British comedy-drama film adaptation of Alan Bennett’s acclaimed stage play, following a group of gifted schoolboys preparing for university entrance exams under the guidance of eccentric teachers.

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comedy-drama film ⓘ
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cinematographer Andrew Dunn NERFINISHED ⓘ
composer George Fenton NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Nicholas Hytner NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributor 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fox Searchlight Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ
distributorRegion United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
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editor John Wilson (film editor) NERFINISHED ⓘ
filmingLocation Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre comedy-drama ⓘ
coming-of-age film ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTheme adolescence ⓘ
class and social mobility ⓘ
education ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
university entrance exams ⓘ
narrativeFocus group of gifted schoolboys ⓘ
preparation for Oxbridge entrance exams ⓘ
playwrightOfSourceMaterial Alan Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Kevin Loader NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nicholas Hytner NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionCompany DNA Films NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseDate 2006-10-13 ⓘ
releaseYear 2006 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 109 ⓘ
screenwriter Alan Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting 1980s ⓘ
Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ
grammar school ⓘ
stars Clive Merrison NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dominic Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ
Frances de la Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Corden NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jamie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ
Penelope Wilton NERFINISHED ⓘ
Richard Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russell Tovey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sacha Dhawan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuel Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuel Barnett NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stephen Campbell Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ
teacherCharacter Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ
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Mrs Lintott NERFINISHED ⓘ

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