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if....

1968 · 112 min Drama
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1968
Country United Kingdom
Genre Drama
Director Lindsay Anderson
Runtime 112 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.1/10 (404 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

The director bets on details: a gesture, a glance, a pause. In a good drama this is what says the most — and that principle is upheld here.

Worth watching if you're in the mood for serious cinema. Not background viewing — it demands attention.

For viewers who can watch slow cinema and value the human element in stories.

Director: Lindsay Anderson

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: In quiet, in the evening. Better alone or with someone who watches films seriously.

🎭 Cast

Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell

Mick Travis

David Wood

David Wood

Johnny Knightly

Richard Warwick

Richard Warwick

Wallace

Christine Noonan

Christine Noonan

The Girl

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Rupert Webster

Bobby Phillips

Robert Swann

Robert Swann

Rowntree

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Hugh Thomas

Denson

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Michael Cadman

Fortinbras

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Peter Sproule

Barnes

Peter Jeffrey

Peter Jeffrey

Headmaster

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