The Guinea Pig (1948)

Directed by

Roy Boulting

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A working class boy wins a scholarship to an elite private school. He struggles to fit in with the wealthy students and the strict traditions of the school.

earnestsincereslow-burnunderstatedsocially-awaregenteelrestrainedclass-conscious

What happens

The Guinea Pig (U.S. title The Outsider) is a 1948 British film directed by Roy Boulting and starring Richard Attenborough, Sheila Sim and Bernard Miles. The screenplay was by Warren Chetham-Strode and Bernard Miles, in association with Boulting, adapted from the 1946 play of the same name by Chetham-Strode. It was produced by John Boulting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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