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The History Boys

An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.

Director

Nicholas Hytner

Year

Genre

comedy, drama, romance

Box Office

$2,706,659

Production

DNA Films,BBC Film,UK Film Council,BBC,Fox Searchlight Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 wins & 15 nominations total

Homepage

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thehistoryboys

Crowther

Samuel Anderson

Timms

Irwin

Stephen Campbell Moore

Hector

Richard Griffiths

Mrs. Lintott

Frances de la Tour

Lockwood

Rudge

Scripps

Dakin

Posner

Akhtar

The Headmaster

Mrs. Bibby

Penelope Wilton

Wilkes

Adrian Scarborough

Fiona

Lollipop Lady

Maggie McCarthy

Oxford Porter

Oxford Don

Neighbouring Don

Sleeping Clergyman

Patrick Godfrey

Postman

Craig Carruthers

Neighbor

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All Yes sir At school you don't get parole - The History Boys

All Yes sir At school you don't get parole

Wasn't he a nancy sir - The History Boys

Wasn't he a nancy sir

There is a vacancy in history - The History Boys

There is a vacancy in history

Oh Quelles belles jambes - The History Boys

Oh Quelles belles jambes

What's the matter with you lad Oh I've got a note sir - The History Boys

What's the matter with you lad Oh I've got a note...

Change One day it will save your life - The History Boys

Change One day it will save your life

You're letting yourself down you're letting God down - The History Boys

You're letting yourself down you're letting God...

Don't think we're shocked by your mention of the word foreskin sir - The History Boys

Don't think we're shocked by your mention of the...

Foreskins and stuff Oh sir you devil - The History Boys

Foreskins and stuff Oh sir you devil

What happened with Hector on the bike - The History Boys

What happened with Hector on the bike

Durham was very good for history It's where I had my first pizza - The History Boys

Durham was very good for history It's where I had my...

Actually I wouldn't have said he was sad I would have said he was cunt struck - The History Boys

Actually I wouldn't have said he was sad I would have...

The truth was in 1914 Germany doesn't want war - The History Boys

The truth was in 1914 Germany doesn't want war

What's the matter - The History Boys

What's the matter

Love can be very irritating How do you know - The History Boys

Love can be very irritating How do you know

The poem You're quoting somebody Auden isn't it - The History Boys

The poem You're quoting somebody Auden isn't it

You're very young sir This isn't your gap year is it sir - The History Boys

You're very young sir This isn't your gap year is...

Both nancies Are they - The History Boys

Both nancies Are they

Do you look at your life sir I thought everybody did - The History Boys

Do you look at your life sir I thought everybody did

Well Er it's what you don't do - The History Boys

Well Er it's what you don't do

The more you see literature is actually about losers - The History Boys

The more you see literature is actually about losers

Pass the parcel That's sometimes all you can do - The History Boys

Pass the parcel That's sometimes all you can do

In the Renaissance Fuck the Renaissance - The History Boys

In the Renaissance Fuck the Renaissance

The best moments in reading are when you come across something - The History Boys

The best moments in reading are when you come across...

So the upshot is I'm glad he handled his pupils' balls - The History Boys

So the upshot is I'm glad he handled his pupils'...

Not proportion then but putting them in context - The History Boys

Not proportion then but putting them in context

No But this is history Distance yourselves - The History Boys

No But this is history Distance yourselves

No No more genital massage as one speeds along leafy suburban roads - The History Boys

No No more genital massage as one speeds along leafy...

What makes you think he'd do it with you - The History Boys

What makes you think he'd do it with you

Oh Pos With your spaniel heart - The History Boys

Oh Pos With your spaniel heart

Can you for a moment imagine how depressing it is - The History Boys

Can you for a moment imagine how depressing it is

History is a commentary - The History Boys

History is a commentary

Erm Rudge - The History Boys

How do you think history happens What - The History Boys

How do you think history happens What

It's an antidote Sheer calculated silliness - The History Boys

It's an antidote Sheer calculated silliness

Is it A grope is a grope - The History Boys

Is it A grope is a grope

Sighs Irwin - The History Boys

I'm just kicking the tires on this one but further to the drink - The History Boys

I'm just kicking the tires on this one but further to...

Maybe next week Next week - The History Boys

Maybe next week Next week

I just wanted to say thank you - The History Boys

I just wanted to say thank you

Do you want my Tudor Economic Documents - The History Boys

Do you want my Tudor Economic Documents

I'm not happy but I'm not unhappy about it - The History Boys

I'm not happy but I'm not unhappy about it

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An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys are taught by two eccentric and innovative teachers, as their headmaster pushes for them all to get accepted into Oxford or Cambridge.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Nicholas Hytner

Writer: Alan Bennett

Production: DNA Films,BBC Film,UK Film Council,BBC,Fox Searchlight Pictures

Genre: comedy, drama, romance

Year: 2006

MetaScore: 74/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $2,706,659

Released: 22 Dec 2006

Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 wins & 15 nominations total

Homepage: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/thehistoryboys