Actors: Sidney Poitier, Christian
Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall, Lulu
Rating: 8 out of 10, I remembered when
first seeing this and wondering that there were black people in England. Poitier
towers as the upright teacher of a rowdy bunch of teenagers afflicted with severe
cockney-ness. While the film is severely dated the lessons are not. England is imprisoned
in its class system and this is Mr. Chips for the lower class. I found myself
drawn into the drama again despite the years and less simple life we’re all “blessed”
with nowadays. The more famous song still plays regularly on oldies station and
is effectively sprinkled throughout the film.
MVP: Poitier as the strict but humane
teacher Thackeray.
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