DVD
The history boys
Call Number
- DVD COMEDY (CEN)
Edition
Letterbox version.
Languages
Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1 Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.
Performers
Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Clive Merrison.
Publication Information
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; for language and sexual content.
Summary
Centers around eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities. They are aided on their quest by two teachers, a shrewd young upstart and an inspiring old eccentric, whose opposing philosophies challenge the boys to confront the true meaning of education and the relative values of happiness and success.
Notes
Based on the play by Alan Bennett.
Special features: Commentary by director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett; "History boys around the world: tour diaries" featurette; "Pass it on": 'The history boys' on screen" featurette; theatrical trailers.
Subjects
- Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
- Boarding schools > Drama.
- Universities and colleges > Entrance requirements > Drama.
- Education, Higher > England > Drama.
- High school students > Drama
- High school teachers > Drama.
- High school students > Conduct of life > Drama.
- Comedy films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- England > Drama.