The History Boys

20061h 49min

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

Storyline

The story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students at a Yorkshire grammar school in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master, a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores, a grossly out-numbered history teacher, and a headmaster obsessed with results, the boys attempt to pass.

Released
October 2, 2006
Runtime
1h 49min
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
$13,401,952
Genre
Language
English
Production
DNA Films, BBC Film, UK Film Council, BBC, Fox Searchlight Pictures