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About the Film

Year

1969

Rating

R

Genre

Comedy / Drama

Running Time

112 MIN

Synopsis

From director Lindsay Anderson (This Sporting Life) comes this chaotic classic look at late-sixties England.  Set in a boarding school, Malcolm McDowell stars as Mick Travis, an anarchic classmate who outwits the students and masters endlessly.  The film was nominated for a Golden Globe and BAFTA, and received the Palme d’Or in 1969 at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Malcolm McDowell

Mick

David Wood

Johnny

Richard Warwick

Wallace

Robert Swann

Rowntree

Christine Noonan

The Girl

About the Crew

Director

Lindsay Anderson

Producer

Michael Medwin

Producer

Lindsay Anderson

Based on Play By

David Sherwin

Based on Play By

John Howlett

Writer

David Sherwin

Music Scoring

Marc Wilkinson