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School Play

19791h 15mMovie

Life in an English public school - with all the parts played by adults.

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TV Movie

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Cast

Denholm ElliottJeffrey Treasure
Jeremy KempJames Lombard
Michael KitchenRose S J
Jenny AgutterMiss Jackson
Tim Pigott-SmithTimothy Perkins
John NormingtonMichael Bland
Richard WarwickJackson R D
Jeremy ClydeThe Hon C St J Denton
Jeremy SindenTupperman J D
Edward HibbertGrunt
Peter ChelsomGrunt

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Director: James Cellan Jones
Writers: Frederic Raphael
Release date: January 1, 1979
Runtime: 1h 15m
Original language: English
Studios: BBC

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Cheaters20007.4
TalhotBlond20126.4
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Hello Sister, Goodbye Life20066.2

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