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"He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!"
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
44 Cast Members
Peter O'Toole
Arthur Chipping
Petula Clark
Katherine Bridges
Michael Redgrave
The Headmaster
George Baker
Lord Sutterwick
Siân Phillips
Ursula Mossbank
Michael Bryant
Max Staefel
Jack Hedley
William Baxter
Alison Leggatt
Headmaster's Wife
Jenny Runacre
Clinton Greyn
Bill Calbury
Barbara Couper
Mrs. Paunceforth
Michael Culver
Johnny Longbridge
Elspeth March
Mrs. Summerswaithe
Clive Morton
General Paunceforth
Ronnie Stevens
Algie
Mario Maranzana
Pompeii Guide
John Gugolka
Sutterwick Jr.
Michael Ridgeway
David
Tom Owen
Farley
Michael Audreson
Schoolboy (uncredited)
