Speech Day

Speech Day

1973 · 50 min · ★ 9.0 · TV Movie, Drama

Speech Day is a bit of a laugh if you are not one of nature's prize-winners. But now that they've finished with school and school with them, what comes next for Ronnie, Wally and Rob?

Directed by John Goldschmidt · Written by Barry Hines

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