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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!

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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.

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Budget

$9000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

155 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

05 November 1969

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Arthur Chipping

Petula Clark

Petula Clark

Katherine Bridges

Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

The Headmaster

George Baker

George Baker

Lord Sutterwick

Siân Phillips

Siân Phillips

Ursula Mossbank

Michael Bryant

Michael Bryant

Max Staefel

Jack Hedley

Jack Hedley

William Baxter

Alison Leggatt

Alison Leggatt

Headmaster's Wife

Jenny Runacre

Jenny Runacre

Clinton Greyn

Clinton Greyn

Bill Calbury

Barbara Couper

Barbara Couper

Mrs. Paunceforth

Michael Culver

Michael Culver

Johnny Longbridge

Elspeth March

Elspeth March

Mrs. Summerswaithe

Clive Morton

Clive Morton

General Paunceforth

Ronnie Stevens

Ronnie Stevens

Algie

Mario Maranzana

Mario Maranzana

Pompeii Guide

John Gugolka

John Gugolka

Sutterwick Jr.

Michael Ridgeway

Michael Ridgeway

David

Tom Owen

Tom Owen

Farley

Michael Audreson

Michael Audreson

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Julian Barnes

Julian Barnes

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Roy Beck

Roy Beck

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Pierre Bedenes

Pierre Bedenes

Schoolboy (singing voice) (uncredited)

Gillian Blake

Gillian Blake

Girl at Party (uncredited)

Leo Britt

Leo Britt

Elder Master (uncredited)

Nicholas Frankau

Nicholas Frankau

Tardy Student (uncredited)

Gary Graham

Gary Graham

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Elspet Gray

Elspet Gray

Lady Sutterwick (uncredited)

Patricia Hayes

Patricia Hayes

Miss Honeybun (uncredited)

Mark Danvers Heron

Mark Danvers Heron

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Barbara Knox

Barbara Knox

Dancer (uncredited)

Lawrence Lambert

Lawrence Lambert

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Jeremy Lloyd

Jeremy Lloyd

Johnson (uncredited)

Craig Marriott

Craig Marriott

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Jack May

Jack May

Price (uncredited)

John Moulder-Brown

John Moulder-Brown

Gresham (uncredited)

James Payne

James Payne

Man in Theatre (uncredited)

Jeremy Ranchev

Jeremy Ranchev

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Stephen Reed

Stephen Reed

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Robert Rietti

Robert Rietti

Jenkins (voice) (uncredited)

Sheila Steafel

Sheila Steafel

Tilly (uncredited)

Royston Tickner

Royston Tickner

Policeman (uncredited)

Richard Vernon

Richard Vernon

Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited)

Raymond Ward

Raymond Ward

Schoolboy (uncredited)

Robert Wisepart

Robert Wisepart

Head Boy (uncredited)

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