The History Boys
Brief Synopsis
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Centers on an unruly class of bright, funny teenage boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a college degree. Bounced between their maverick English teacher, a young and shrewd professor hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys
Cast & Crew
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Nicholas Hytner
Director
Richard Griffiths
Clive Merrison
Frances De La Tour
Stephen Campbell Moore
Dominic Cooper
Film Details
Also Known As
History Boys, Wild generation
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Period
Teens
Release Date
2006
Production Company
20th Century Fox International; Angel Studios; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Ascent Media Group; Audiolink; Audiolink, Ltd.; Bbc Films; Computamatch; Cyclone; Dna Films; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Free Range Films; Fuji; London Editing Machines; MGM Cars, Ltd.; Mad Dog Casting; Mcdonald & Rutter; Media Safety; One Post; Panavision, Ltd.; Sapex; Soho Images; Todd-Ao; U.K. Film Council; Wiggin Llp
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Nu-Metro
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 44m
Synopsis
Centers on an unruly class of bright, funny teenage boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a college degree. Bounced between their maverick English teacher, a young and shrewd professor hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.
Cast
Richard Griffiths
Clive Merrison
Frances De La Tour
Stephen Campbell Moore
Dominic Cooper
Sacha Dhawan
Andrew Knott
Samuel Barnett
Russell Tovey
Jamie Parker
James Corden
Penelope Wilton
Adrian Scarborough
Georgia Taylor
Samuel Anderson
Maggie Mccarthy
Colin Haigh
Iain Mitchell
David Killick
Patrick Godfrey
Crew
Matt Adams
Camera
Luis Miguel Antunes
Caterer
Mark Appleby
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Alex Bailey
Photography
John Bailey
Driver
Gary Barnes
Location Assistant
Samuel Barnett
Song Performer
Mat Bartram
Music
John Beard
Production Designer
Isabel Begg
Business Affairs
Alan Bennett
Screenplay
Alan Bennett
Source Material
Carey Berlin
Assistant
James Biddle
Production Coordinator
Harry Bowers
Assistant Camera
Jason Breckenridge
Caterer
Lisa Brown
Caterer
Andrew Carpenter
Song
Paul Carr
Foley Mixer
Simon Chamberlain
Music
David Churchyard
Loader
Ken Clarke
Driver
Benjamin Collard
Caterer
James Collins
Art Department
James Collins
Music Engineer
Elaina Conneely
Hair
Elaina Conneely
Makeup Artist
Rosamund Connelly
Caterer
Alastair Coomer
Casting Assistant
Bob Crowley
Production Designer
Jason Curtis
Executive
Matt Curtis
Titles
Mark Cushman
Location Assistant
Jo-ann Darby
Camera
John Darcy
Driver
Harry Parr Davies
Song
Maxine Davis
Production Accountant
Pete De Freitas
Song
Sascha Dhillon
Assistant Editor
Ben Dillon
Transportation Coordinator
Niamh Dilworth
Assistant
Mort Dixon
Song
Lucy Donowho
Wardrobe
Andrew Dunn
Director Of Photography
Nicky Earnshaw
Production Coordinator
Michel Emer
Song
Lyn Evans
Other
Robert Farr
Adr Mixer
George Fenton
Original Music
Gracie Fields
Song Performer
Wayne Fleetwood
Driver
Roger Freeman
Song
Marco Fugallo
Caterer
Simon Gallup
Song
Tilly Gerrard-bannister
Apprentice
Gillian Gilbert
Song
Rosie Goodwin
Props Buyer
Rob Gordon
Camera
Fiona Gosden
Assistant Director
Charlotte Gray
Sound Department
Emily Greenwood
Camera
Peter Halston
Wardrobe Supervisor
Christopher Hamlyn
Song
Keiko Hammonds
Caterer
Frank Hannon
Caterer
Susie Harding
Foley Artist
Linda Harman
Other
Lorenz Hart
Song
Mathieu Hartley
Song
Jane Hawley
Production Executive
Zane Hayward
Supervising Sound Editor
Topper Headon
Song
Ray Henderson
Song
Dermot Hickey
Assistant Camera
Sue Hills
Script Supervisor
John Hinchliffe
Camera
Peter Hook
Song
Stephen Hussey
Other
Nicholas Hytner
Producer
Catherine T James
Caterer
Sylvain Jamois
Caterer
Steve Joberns
Auditor
James Johnstone
Song
Damian Jones
Producer
Mick Jones
Song
Mick Jones
Song
Robert Judd
Propman
Georgina Kelly
Production Accountant
Miles Ketley
Executive Producer
Vanessa Kimberley
Other
Dick Knapman
Film Lab
Christopher Lee
Song
Christopher Lee
Song
Claudia Lewis
Studio Executive
Carol Lingwood
Costumes
Julis Lloyd
Other
Rupert Lloyd-parry
Key Grip
Kevin Loader
Producer
Andy Long
Gaffer
Emily Lutyens
Art Director
Justine Luxton
Costume Designer
Yoko Lytle
Production
Andrew Macdonald
Executive Producer
Dean Macey
Driver
Sarah Macfarlane
Assistant Director
Nathan Mann
Assistant Camera
Carlo Manzi
Costumes
Johnny Marr
Song
Joe Mastrangelo
Camera Trainee
Chris Mcaleese
Camera Trainee
Leila Mcalister
Caterer
Ian Mcculloch
Song
Ian Stephen Mcculloch
Song
Charles Mcdonald
Unit Publicist
Don Mclean
Driver
Jacob Melton
Production Assistant
Harry Metcalfe
Construction Manager
John Midgley
Sound Mixer
John Midgley
Other
Liz Miller
Unit Publicist
Mark Milsome
Assistant Camera
Claire Mitchell
Production Accountant
Charles Moore
Executive Producer
Oliver Moore
Song
Stephen Morris
Song
Derek Moss
Security
Derek Moss
Security
Vince Narduzzo
Colorist
Ian Neil
Music Supervisor
Kevin O'shea
Other
Clive Osborne
Sound Department
Phil Park
Song
Emma Parker
Assistant
Jamie Parker
Song Performer
Leslie Pattinson
Song
Colin Pearce
Film Lab
Tanya Phegan
Assistant
Daniel Phillips
Makeup Designer
Laura Pomeroy
Caterer
Rose Pomeroy
Caterer
Michael Povey
Propman
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Music Composer
Daniel Rake
Grip
Jack Ravenscroft
Assistant Director
Allon Reich
Executive Producer
Jamie Roden
Adr Mixer
Richard Rodgers
Song
Emily Rogers
Music Editor
Carmen Saccone
Caterer
Matthew Sanders
Unit Publicist
Karen Scott
Makeup
Karen Scott
Hair
Julian Searle
Property Master
William Sergeant
Song
Jaideep Shah
Production
Ang Shipleys
Auditor
Paul Simonon
Song
Richard Sisson
Music
Joanne Smith
Manager
Joanne Smith
Production Manager
Robert Smith
Song
Clare St. John
Post-Production Supervisor
Julia Stannard
Line Producer
Nick Starr
Office Runner
Max Steiner
Song
Ana Stillard
Other
Joe Strummer
Song
Bernard Sumner
Song
Joakim Sundstrom
Dialogue Editor
Alex Sutherland
Location Manager
Ben Taylor
Publicity
Rocky Taylor
Stunt Double
Becky Thomas
Art Assistant
Andy Thompson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David M. Thompson
Executive Producer
Pamela Timmis
Other
Lol Tolhurst
Song
William Tracey
Rigging Gaffer
Laurent Treherne
Camera
Laurent Treherne
Camera
Simon Underwood
Song
Gerry Vasbenter
Director Of Photography
Gerry Vasbenter
Camera Operator
Gerry Vasbenter
Steadicam Operator
Peter Veldhoen
Driver
Nigel Venables
Driver
Matthew Vizard
Coordinator
Jamie Voss
Production Assistant
Rufus Wainwright
Song Performer
Maria Walker
Post-Production Supervisor
Toby Whale
Casting
Lisa Williams
Assistant
John Wilson
Assistant Director
John Wilson
Assistant Director
John Wilson
Editor
Joanne Woollard
Set Decorator
Harriet Worth
Assistant Director
Jane Wright
Rights & Clearances
Film Details
Also Known As
History Boys, Wild generation
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Period
Teens
Release Date
2006
Production Company
20th Century Fox International; Angel Studios; Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Ascent Media Group; Audiolink; Audiolink, Ltd.; Bbc Films; Computamatch; Cyclone; Dna Films; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Free Range Films; Fuji; London Editing Machines; MGM Cars, Ltd.; Mad Dog Casting; Mcdonald & Rutter; Media Safety; One Post; Panavision, Ltd.; Sapex; Soho Images; Todd-Ao; U.K. Film Council; Wiggin Llp
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; 20th Century Fox International; Fox Searchlight Pictures; Nu-Metro
Location
United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 44m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Limited Release in United States November 21, 2006
Released in United States on Video April 17, 2007
Released in United States November 2006
Based on the stage play "The History Boys" written by Alan Bennett.
Released in United States Fall November 21, 2006 (NY / LA)
Limited Release in United States November 21, 2006
Released in United States on Video April 17, 2007
Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (Special Presentation) November 1-12, 2006.)
Released in United States Fall November 21, 2006
