In an indictment of the British public school system, we follow Mick and his mostly younger friends through a series of indignities and occasionally abuse as any fond feelings toward these schools are destroyed. When Mick and his friends rebel, violently, the catch phrase, "which side would you be on" becomes quite stark.
Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
The final shot actually repeats the same short bit of action backward and forward several times (smoke can be seen rising and then going back down, for instance) before finally going to a freeze frame
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Goofs
Continuity:
In the scene where Bobby Phillips is summoned by Rowntree back to the whip's study, you can clearly see a Yale-type lock on the outside of the study door. The next shot of him entering the study taken from inside, shows the lock on the outside of the door missing.
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Quotes
Mick Travis:
There's no such thing as a wrong war. Violence and revolution are the only pure acts. See more »