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The History Boys

Five young men wearing suits are laughing at something off screen. Their shirts are untucked and they are holding backpacks over their shoulders. One of them is pushing a yellow bicycle along.
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Directed by Manchester-born Nicholas Hytner, British playwright Alan Bennett adapts his own play for this BAFTA-nominated film. Dealing with themes of education, history and class, the film features outstanding British actors Richard Griffiths, Clive Merrison, Frances de la Tour and Stephen Campbell Moore. Co-produced by DNA Films, BBC Two Films, National Theatre and UK Film Council.

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In 1983, an unconventional teacher (Stephen Campbell Moore) and his colleagues (Richard Griffiths and Frances de la Tour) work at an all-boys grammar school in Yorkshire. Largely attended by working class boys, the teachers try to prepare eight gifted students to sit the entrance exams for Oxbridge scholarships.