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Tom Brown's Schooldays (2005)

Drama about life at Rugby School in Victorian England. The headmaster is fair but not effective and life is brutal for the young boys because of bullying and it's consequences. The acting ... See full summary »

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Drama about life at Rugby School in Victorian England. The headmaster is fair but not effective and life is brutal for the young boys because of bullying and it's consequences. The acting and character development are good and the roles well cast. It's a good adaptation of the novel and was filmed at The Rugby School. Written by [email protected]

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The characters in this film were based in part on actual people from the original author's own childhood, including versions of the brother of the author, and the author himself. See more »

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When Tom Brown and East encounter Flashman the school bully while carrying water, at one point East is in front of Brown, the next view East is behind Brown. See more »

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Version of Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951) See more »

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A great new cast of talent
1 January 2005 | by – See all my reviews

A great re-enactment with a good new talented cast. Stephen Fry puts on his role of Jeeves as a rule by the thumb school head master, in an almost Harry Potter type boarding school without the Magic, but with lots of tragedy. Think Dead Poets Society and you will be on the right track. Good classical music scores and lovely sets of British Country Sides and life. A classic television adaption of Thomas Hughes Novel. It is an extraordinary account of life at Rugby School in the nineteenth century, and the vision of Dr Arnorld. The characters are more complex than that that initially meets the eye, but its quite a refreshing change to the usual nonsense on ITV.


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