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Set in a boarding school, Mick Travis, an anarchic classmate, outwits the students and masters endlessly.

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Which side will you be on?

Dans un collège privé quelque part en Angleterre, les jeunes élèves doivent subir la féroce discipline instaurée par les adultes. Ces méthodes sont destinées à changer de simples lycéens en dignes représentants de l'establishment britannique. Trois élèves, qui refusent cet embrigadement de masse, rusent avec le système, le détournent tout d'abord en douceur en utilisant des méthodes de résistance passive. Jusqu'au jour où leur révolte tranquille devient une explosion de violence contre l'autorité...

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TheTVDB.com Movie ID 6987
Status Released
Released Worldwide December 19, 1968
Content Rating Argentina SAM18 Australia M Brazil 14 Canada 14A Chile 14 Finland K-16 France -12 Great Britain 15 Hong Kong IIB Hungary 16 Ireland 15 Italy 18+ New Zealand R18 Norway 15 Russia 16+ Sweden 15+ The Netherlands 6 United States of America R
Runtime 112 minutes
Genres Crime Drama Indie War
Original Country Great Britain
Original Language English
Spoken Languages English Latin
Studio Memorial Enterprises
Distributor Paramount Pictures
Production Countries Great Britain
On Other Sites IMDB TheMovieDB.com
Box Office Worldwide $2,300,000 US $0
Geographic Location Great Britain
Mood or Tone Surrealist
Plot Characteristics Satire
Relationship Types Classmates Student/Teacher
Sensitive Content & Trigger Warnings Abuse Alcohol Blood / Injury Bullying Child Abuse / Pedophilia Death or Dying Depiction of Pornography Excessive or Gratuitous Violence Gun Violence Nudity Profanity Sex Slurs Smoking / Tobacco
Setting College / University
Sub-Genre British Coming of Age Cult Dark Comedy
Time Period 1960s
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Malcolm McDowell
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David Wood
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Richard Warwick
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Christine Noonan
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Robert Swann
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Hugh Thomas
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Peter Sproule
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Peter Jeffrey
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Anthony Nicholls
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Arthur Lowe
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Mona Washbourne
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Mary MacLeod
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Geoffrey Chater
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Ben Aris
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Graham Crowden
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Charles Lloyd Pack
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Guy Ross
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Robin Askwith
as Keating
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Richard Everitt
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David Griffin
as Willens
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Richard Davis
as Machin
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Brian Pettifer
as Biles
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Charles Sturridge
as Markland
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Sean Bury
as Jute
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Martin Beaumont
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David Sherwin
John Howlett

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Michael Medwin
Lindsay Anderson

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Malcolm McDowell as Mick * needs role-specific image

David Wood as Johnny * needs role-specific image

Richard Warwick as Wallace * needs role-specific image

Christine Noonan as The Girl * needs role-specific image

Robert Swann as Rowntree * needs role-specific image

Hugh Thomas as Denson * needs role-specific image

Peter Sproule as Barnes * needs role-specific image

Peter Jeffrey as Headmaster * needs role-specific image

Anthony Nicholls as General Denson * needs role-specific image

Arthur Lowe as Mr. Kemp * needs role-specific image

Mona Washbourne as Matron * needs role-specific image

Mary MacLeod as Mrs. Kemp * needs role-specific image

Geoffrey Chater as Chaplain * needs role-specific image

Ben Aris as John Thomas * needs role-specific image

Graham Crowden as History Master * needs role-specific image

Charles Lloyd Pack as Classics Master * needs role-specific image

Guy Ross as Stephans * needs role-specific image

Robin Askwith as Keating * needs role-specific image

Richard Everitt as Pussy Graves * needs role-specific image

David Griffin as Willens * needs role-specific image

Richard Davis as Machin * needs role-specific image

Brian Pettifer as Biles * needs role-specific image

Charles Sturridge as Markland * needs role-specific image

Sean Bury as Jute * needs role-specific image

Martin Beaumont as Hunter * needs role-specific image