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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
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9 December 1969 (Sweden) moreTagline:
He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys! morePlot:
A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations moreNewsDesk:
When O'toole Went From Riding A Camel To Riding A Rolls(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 5 August 1999)
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High quality and very entertaining, a true "love story". moreCast
(Credited cast)| Peter O'Toole | ... | Arthur Chipping | |
| Petula Clark | ... | Katherine Bridges | |
| Michael Redgrave | ... | The Headmaster | |
| Alison Leggatt | ... | Headmaster's Wife | |
| Siân Phillips | ... | Ursula Mossbank | |
| Michael Bryant | ... | Max Staefel | |
| George Baker | ... | Lord Sutterwick | |
| Jenny Runacre | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Michael Audreson | |||
| Leo Britt | ... | Elder Master | |
| Barbara Couper | ... | Mrs. Paunceforth | |
| Michael Culver | ... | Johnny Longbridge | |
| Elspet Gray | ... | Lady Sutterwick | |
| Clinton Greyn | ... | Bill Calbury | |
| John Gugolka | ... | Sutterwick Jr. | |
| Patricia Hayes | ... | Miss Honeybun | |
| Jack Hedley | ... | William Baxter | |
| Barbara Knox | |||
| Jeremy Lloyd | ... | Johnson | |
| Mario Maranzana | ... | Pompeii Guide | |
| Elspeth March | ... | Mrs. Summersthwaite | |
| Craig Marriott | ... | New Boy | |
| Jack May | ... | Price | |
| Clive Morton | ... | General Paunceforth | |
| Tom Owen | ... | Farley | |
| Michael Ridgeway | ... | David | |
| Sheila Steafel | ... | Tilly | |
| Ronnie Stevens | ... | Algie | |
| Royston Tickner | ... | Policeman | |
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USA:155 min | 152 min (original version) | 148 min (video version)Country:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:PG (video rating) | UK:U (original rating) | Australia:PG | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:GFun Stuff
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Originally cast in the lead roles were Rex Harrison and Samantha Eggar, who were replaced by Richard Burton and Lee Remick. When MGM opted to replace Remick with Petula Clark, based on her reviews and Golden Globe nomination for Finian's Rainbow (1968), Burton balked at playing opposite a "singer" rather than an "actress", so Peter O'Toole was cast instead. moreQuotes:
Chips: Did you not hear Miss Bridges ask you to go?Calbury: Who are you?
Chips: It doesn't matter who I am. It only matters that Miss Bridges wishes you to leave her house, and you are, therefore, leaving it.
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I enjoyed the movie and the story immensely! I have seen the original(1939 I believe) and enjoyed them both. To really appreciate the story one must be familiar with English culture and customs. The prof.(Peter O'Toole) was dedicated to his school and "the boys" in that school. It was an English "public" school, which we in the U.S. refer to as a private school (E.G. Andover). He is a very ascetic person and, on the surface, gives the appearance of being stiff, stuffy, uncaring, and weak to the point of being effeminate. He is strict in his educational standards because he DOES care for "his lads", i.e., he doesn't want them to get a cheap or weak education. He meets(through introduction) a "dance hall girl"(Petula Clark) and is totally smitten. In England at the time, the reference to "dance hall" carried the connotation of extreme sexual promiscuity and was definitely "lower class". We find that the Prof. is in fact a very tough and courageous person as well as loyal to people and institutions that he loves and/or respects. Clark becomes more than a lover and wife...she "leavens" his personality and allows him to grow as a man and a person, much to the benefit of his beloved school and his own happiness. The first movie was set BEFORE WW II, this one goes through WW II, also, it is 1969( we've had the "British Invasion"...Beetles, etc. Clark had hits and was very popular then...still is to me), the music is great, color and photography excellent. I think O'Toole played the character perfectly! There ARE dedicated people like "Chips"...all around us but many do not receive the recognition. Very enjoyable movie and story!