| The Dollar Bottom | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Roger Christian |
| Written by |
James Kennaway Shane Connaughton |
| Produced by |
Lloyd Phillips Ian Scorer Neil Vine-Miller |
| Starring |
Robert Urquhart Rikki Fulton |
| Cinematography | Roger Pratt |
| Edited by | Richard Trevor |
| Music by | Trevor Jones |
| Distributed by | Cinema International Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 33 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Dollar Bottom is a 1981 British short film directed by Roger Christian. It won an Oscar at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 for Best Short Subject. [1]
Plot
Schoolboys at a public school set up an insurance scheme against being caned by the teachers. The scheme proves so successful that they float the company on the stock market.
Cast
- Robert Urquhart as Headmaster
- Rikki Fulton as Karl
- Jonathan McNeil as Taylor 2
- Angus Reid as Graham
- Iain Andrew as Browne
- David Bullion as Macadam
- Martin Thom as Macbeth
- Neil Crossan as Knox
- John Field as Hepburn
- Peter Adair as Moncrieff
- David Mowat as Porter
- Ruth Munroe as Mrs. Maclaren
- Alexander Bell as Schoolboy
- Robin Gow as Schoolboy
- Bruce Barrons as Schoolboy
- Gareth Williams as Schoolboy
References
- ^ "The-Dollar-Bottom - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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