7.8
“He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!”
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
November 5, 19692h 35mEN
6.6
44 votes
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.
Director
Herbert RossWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$9.0M
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
APJAC ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer British StudiosMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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7.0I suppose if you are going to reimagine the classic 1939 version of this story, you have to ditch some of that film’s most charming elements and bring it up to date. That’s what Herbert Ross and Leslie Bricusse have done here and for the most part it sort of works. Peter O’Toole takes on the role of the fastidious Latin master at the all-boys “Brookfield” school where he is neither much liked by the staff nor much respected by the pupils. It’s on a trip to London to see a show that he meets it’s star “Katherine” (Petula Clark) but he puts his foot in his mouth rather. On a trip to Pompeii, he…
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