The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
438 audience votes
Key crew
- Lindsay AndersonDirector
- David SherwinScreenplay
- Marc WilkinsonOriginal Music Composer
- John HowlettWriter
Cast
- Malcolm McDowellMick Travis
- David WoodJohnny Knightly
- Richard WarwickWallace
- Christine NoonanThe Girl
- Rupert WebsterBobby Phillips
- Robert SwannRowntree
- Hugh ThomasDenson
- Michael CadmanFortinbras
- Peter SprouleBarnes
- Peter JeffreyHeadmaster
- Anthony NichollsGeneral Denson
- Arthur LoweMr. Kemp
Stills
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Themes
rebellionenglandrevolutionprivate schoolbritish empiresatiresocial satirerebellious youthgun violencebritish youthschool shootingboys' boarding school
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