The History Boys Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Meet The Boys Who Are Making History!

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Last modified: Dec. 22, 2008

The History Boys

Release Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2006

An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue of sex, sport, and higher education.

Director: Nicholas Hytner

Starring: Richard Griffiths • Clive Merrison • Frances de la Tour • Stephen Campbell Moore • Sacha Dhawan

R Drama N/A

4 / 5

40% WILL SEE 60% WON'T SEE

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An unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys pursue of sex, sport, and higher education.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: "The History Boys" tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grossly out-numbered history teacher (Frances de la Tour), and a headmaster obsessed with results (Clive Merrison), the boys attempt to sift through it all to pass the daunting university admissions process. Their journey becomes as much about how education works, as it is about where education leads.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The History Boys.

R
Richard Griffiths
Bedtime Stories, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
C
Clive Merrison
F
Frances de la Tour
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hugo
S
Stephen Campbell Moore
Red Joan, Freud's Last Session
S
Sacha Dhawan
Iron Fist (Series)
S
Samuel Anderson
Dominic Cooper
Need for Speed, WarCraft
A
Andrew Knott
S
Samuel Barnett
R
Russell Tovey
Love Again, The Good Liar
J
Jamie Parker
1917
James Corden
The Smurfs Musical, Cinderella

Crew Behind the Film

The The History Boys behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Nicholas Hytner last directed The Lady in the Van. The film's writer Alan Bennett last wrote The Lady in the Van.

Director: Nicholas Hytner
Screenwriter: Alan Bennett
Producers: Nicholas Hytner
Damian Jones
Kevin Loader

Studios: Searchlight Pictures
Production Company: BBC Films; DNA Films

Production Details

What we know about the The History Boys movie production.

Production Updates for The History Boys

Dec 2004

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language and sexual content
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Meet The Boys Who Are Making History!
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Release Dates

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The History Boys was released in on Tuesday, November 21, 2006.

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Mon., Dec. 22, 2008 2008-12-22

Added the soundtrack release date of November 21, 2006

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