Top billed cast

1. 

   Malcolm McDowell

   Mick Travis

2. 

   David Wood

   Johnny Knightly

3. 

   Richard Warwick

   Wallace

4. 

   Christine Noonan

   The Girl

5. 

   Rupert Webster

   Bobby Phillips

6. 

   Robert Swann

   Rowntree

7. 

   Hugh Thomas

   Denson

8. 

   Michael Cadman

   Fortinbras

9. 

   Peter Sproule

   Barnes

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-11-25

At a posh private school there is an hierarchy that sees the housemaster exercise rather arbitrary authority through his three "whips". It's usually the younger pupils they like to terrorise, but at this school there are three older men who attract their attention. There's "Mick" (Malcolm McDowell), "Johnny" (David Wood) and "Wallace" (Richard Warwick) and led by the former, they have little interest in conforming with the expectations of the establishment. Amidst this culture of bully or be bullied, there is also some military training provided and it's this that sparks an idea of a more dire...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$500,000.00

Revenue
$4,600,000.00

Keywords

• rebellion
• england
• revolution
• private school
• british empire
• satire
• social satire
• rebellious youth
• gun violence
• british youth
• school shooting
• boys' boarding school
• british school system
• radical politics
• free cinema
• student revolt
• youth revolts
• university school