THE HISTORY BOYS
by Nicholas Hytner
synopsis
Set in the 1980s, a group of history pupils preparing for the Oxbridge entrance examinations under the guidance of two teachers (Irwin and Hector) with contrasting styles.
| international title: | The History Boys | 
| original title: | The History Boys | 
| country: | United Kingdom | 
| year: | 2006 | 
| genre: | fiction | 
| directed by: | Nicholas Hytner | 
| release date: | UK 13/10/2006, FR 17/01/2007, ES 06/04/2007, NL 26/04/2007, DE 17/05/2007, IT 25/05/2007 | 
| screenplay: | Alan Bennett | 
| cast: | Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore, Samuel Barnett, Dominic Cooper | 
| cinematography by: | Andrew Dunn | 
| film editing: | John Wilson | 
| art director: | John Beard | 
| costumes designer: | Justine Luxton | 
| music: | George Fenton | 
| producer: | Charles Moore, Miles Ketley, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, David M. Thompson | 
| production: | National Theatre (UK) | 
| distributor: | 20th Century Fox UK, 20th Century Fox (FR), 20th Century Fox (FR) | 

















