Goodbye, Mr. Chips
He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!
Overview
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the Oscar for Best Actor (1970)
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Box office
Made on a $9M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips
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Setting
Set in England
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Music
Music by Leslie Bricusse
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Oswald Morris
Details
- Director
- Writers
- James HiltonNovel
- Terence RattiganScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 5, 1969
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $9M
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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In the United States
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Cast
Peter O'TooleArthur Chipping
Petula ClarkKatherine Bridges
Michael RedgraveThe Headmaster
George BakerLord Sutterwick
Siân PhillipsUrsula Mossbank
Michael BryantMax Staefel
Jack HedleyWilliam Baxter
Alison LeggattHeadmaster's Wife
Jenny Runacre
Clinton GreynBill Calbury
Barbara CouperMrs. Paunceforth
Michael CulverJohnny Longbridge- Elspeth MarchMrs. Summerswaithe
Clive MortonGeneral Paunceforth
Ronnie StevensAlgie
Mario MaranzanaPompeii Guide- John GugolkaSutterwick Jr.
- Michael RidgewayDavid
Tom OwenFarley- Michael AudresonSchoolboy (uncredited)
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