The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
When a well-loved headmaster decides to retire, his scheming pupils have other ideas. The cunning boys unleash a campaign of practical jokes, armed with gin, itching power, and bombs!
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
58 audience votes
Key crew
- Norman HudisScreenplay
- Gerald ThomasDirector
Cast
- Kenneth ConnorMr. Gregory Adams
- Charles HawtreyMr. Michael Bean
- Leslie PhillipsMr. Alistair Grigg
- Joan SimsMiss Sarah Allcock
- Kenneth WilliamsMr. Edwin Milton
- Hattie JacquesMiss Grace Short
- Rosalind KnightMiss Felicity Wheeler
- Cyril ChamberlainAlf Hodgson
- Ted RayMr. William "Wakie" Wakefield
- George HowellBilly Haig
- Diana BeeversPenny Lee
- Jacqueline LewisPat Gordon
Stills
Themes
high schoollibrarymusic teacherromanceteacherschoolcarry onblack and whitemath teacherschool playheadmasterenglish teacher