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Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)

Tom Brown's Schooldays poster
Directed by
Gordon Parry
Genre
drama film, coming-of-age film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy enters a strict boarding school in 19th century England. He faces bullying and hardship while learning about friendship and honor.

earnestnostalgicbittersweetstiff-upper-lipmoralisticslow-paced

What happens

Tom Brown's Schooldays is a 1951 British drama film, directed by Gordon Parry, produced by Brian Desmond Hurst, and starring John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, John Charlesworth and James Hayter. It is based on the 1857 novel of the same name by Thomas Hughes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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