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!

G 1969 · 155 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Music, Romance

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.

Directed by Herbert Ross · Written by Terence Rattigan

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Peter O'Toole Arthur Chipping
Petula Clark Katherine Bridges
Michael Redgrave The Headmaster
George Baker Lord Sutterwick
Siân Phillips Ursula Mossbank
Michael Bryant Max Staefel
Jack Hedley William Baxter
Alison Leggatt Headmaster's Wife
Jenny Runacre
Clinton Greyn Bill Calbury
Barbara Couper Mrs. Paunceforth
Michael Culver Johnny Longbridge

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