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It's Great to Be Young (1956)

It's Great to Be Young poster
Original title
It's Great to be Young!
Directed by
Cyril Frankel
Genre
musical film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A music teacher inspires his students by rearranging their school work into musical performances. His nontraditional methods create joy but also bring him into conflict with other staff members.

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What happens

It's Great to Be Young is a 1956 British Technicolor musical comedy film directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Cecil Parker and John Mills. It was written by Ted Willis. The story concerns an inspirational school music teacher. Although the movie was very successful it has been described as "almost forgotten" today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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