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1 September 1950 (Finland) morePlot:
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Richard Attenborough plays it young with expletive! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Attenborough | ... | Jack Read | |
| Sheila Sim | ... | Lynne Hartley | |
| Bernard Miles | ... | Mr. Read | |
| Cecil Trouncer | ... | Lloyd Hartley | |
| Robert Flemyng | ... | Nigel Lorraine | |
| Edith Sharpe | ... | Mrs. Hartley | |
| Joan Hickson | ... | Mrs. Read | |
| Timothy Bateson | ... | Tracey (as Tim Bateson) | |
| Clive Baxter | ... | Gregory | |
| Basil Cunard | ... | Buckton | |
| John Forrest | ... | Fitch | |
| Maureen Glynne | ... | Bessie | |
| Brenda Hogan | ... | Lorna Beckett | |
| Herbert Lomas | ... | Sir James Corfield | |
| Anthony Newley | ... | Miles Minor |
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The first film to use the word "Arse". moreFAQ
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This was the first movie that dared to use "arse" in the script. Young Attenborough was not that youthful even though his character was that of a schoolboy. The movie used academic extras from Kings College University for the rugby scenes which included the young Norman Fidler in an early role.