The History Boys

The History Boys

2006
1h 49m
6.6

6.6/10

212 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

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

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $4,000,000

Revenue: $13,401,952

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
DNA Films UK Film Council BBC Two National Theatre
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

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Quick Facts

Release Date October 2, 2006
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0464049
Website Visit Site

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

Key Crew

Kevin Loader
Producer
Nicholas Hytner
Director
Pádraig Cusack
Producer
Miles Ketley
Executive Producer
Allon Reich
Executive Producer
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Alan Bennett
Screenplay
Damian Jones
Producer