Uniform Title History boys (Motion picture)

Title The history boys / Fox Searchlight Pictures and DNA Films and BBC Two Films present in association with the UK Film Council, a National Theatre production ; produced by Nicholas Hytner, Damian Jones, Kevin Loader ; written by Alan Bennett ; directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Publication Info.	Beverly Hills, California : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2007.
	2006.

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Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department	DVD HISTORY	Check Shelf
Bloomfield at the Atrium	DVD HISTORY BOYS c.2	Check Shelf
Bristol, Main Library - Adult Department	DVD HISTORY BOYS	Check Shelf
East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department	DVD HISTORY BOYS	Check Shelf
Enfield, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD HISTORY	Check Shelf
Granby, Main Library - Drama	DRAMA DVD HIS	Check Shelf
New Britain, Main Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD HISTORY BOYS	Check Shelf
Portland Public Library - Adult Department	DVD HUM HIS	Check Shelf
South Windsor Public Library - Audio-Visual Materials	DVD HISTORY BOYS	Check Shelf
Southington Library - Adult	DVD Foreign HISTORY	Check Shelf

Edition	Widescreen edition.
Description	1 videodisc (112 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
System Details	DVD; region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast	Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Clive Merrison.
Credits	Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; film editor, John Wilson ; music composed by, George Fenton ; costume designer, Justine Luxton ; production designer, John Beard.
Note	Based on the play by Alan Bennett.
Audience	MPAA rating: R; for language and sexual content.
Summary	Centers around eight boisterous-yet-talented schoolboys hoping to gain admittance to England's most prestigious universities. They are aided on their quest by two teachers, a shrewd young upstart and an inspiring old eccentric, whose opposing philosophies challenge the boys to confront the true meaning of education and the relative values of happiness and success.
Note	Special features: Audio commentary with director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett; "History boys around the world: tour diaries" featurette; "Pass it on": 'The history boys' on screen" featurette.
Language	Dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1 Surround) or Spanish (Dolby Surround) with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned.
Note	GMD: videorecording.
Subject	Teacher-student relationships -- Drama.
	Education -- Drama.
	Boarding schools -- Drama.
	England -- Drama.
	College entrance achievement tests -- Drama.
	High school students -- England -- Drama.
	High school teachers -- Drama.
	High school students -- Conduct of life -- Drama.
Genre/Form	Feature films.
	Comedy films.
	Comedy -- Feature.
	Feature films.
	Comedy films.
	Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Added Author	Griffiths, Richard, 1947-2013. Actor.
	De la Tour, Frances, 1944- Actor.
	Merrison, Clive. Actor.
	Hytner, Nicholas. Producer. Director.
	Jones, Damian, 1964- Producer.
	Loader, Kevin. Producer.
	Bennett, Alan, 1934- Screenwriter.
	Fox Searchlight Pictures.
	DNA Films.
	BBC Two Films.
	UK Film Council.
	National Theatre (Great Britain)
Standard No.	024543425199 50
Music No.	2242519 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

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