
Overview:
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.Status: | Released (1968-12-19) |
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Awards: | Nominated for 2 BAFTA 2 wins & 4 nominations total |
Screen: | David Sherwin, John Howlett |
Productions: | Paramount Pictures, Memorial Enterprises |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Spoken Languages: | English, Latin |

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- 56890: Malcolm McDowell - Mick Travis
- 1234484: David Wood - Johnny Knightly
- 138563: Richard Warwick - Wallace
- 1040441: Christine Noonan - The Girl
- 1040442: Rupert Webster - Bobby Phillips
- 157799: Robert Swann - Rowntree
- 37984: Hugh Thomas - Denson
Crews
- 78157: Lindsay Anderson - Director - Directing
- 8969: Chris Menges - Camera Operator - Camera
- 97164: David Sherwin - Screenplay - Writing
- 1220996: Ian Rakoff - Assistant Editor - Editing
- 589933: David Gladwell - Editor - Editing
- 32159: Marc Wilkinson - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 1228233: Allan McKeown - Hairstylist - Costume & Make-Up
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Released in 1968, directed by Lindsay Anderson with a screenplay by David Sherwin, <i>If....</i> is a story of three non-conformist schoolboys played by Malcolm McDowell, Richard Warwick and David Wood, who plot revenge. Organized as a series of tableaux separated by title cards, IF. ....
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At a posh private school there is an hierarchy that sees the housemaster exercise rather arbitrary authority through his three "whips". It's usually the younger pupils they like to terrorise, but at this school there are three older men who attract their attention. There's "Mick" (Ma ....
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