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The History Boys

The History Boys

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

20066.61h 49m

Overview

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.

Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Written by Alan Bennett
Produced by Pádraig Cusack, Damian Jones, Nicholas Hytner
Box OfficeBudget: $4.0MRevenue: $13.4M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

high schoolnorthern englandscholarshipbecoming an adulteducationexambased on play or musicaloxfordcambridgeyorkshireteacherhigh school teacherlgbtlgbt teenhistory teacherheadmasterboys' schoolteachers and students1980sgay themecambridge universityhistorygay teenager

About The History Boys

The History Boys is a drama film released in 2006 exploring themes of high school, northern england, scholarship, becoming an adult, education, exam. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, it stars Richard Griffiths, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dominic Cooper. 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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