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The Guinea Pig (1948)

7.2/10 1h 37m Oct 26, 1948
Drama

A working-class boy wins a scholarship to a public school, as part of a post-World War Two experiment in bringing boys of different social classes together.

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Movie Details

Original Title The Guinea Pig
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
Jack Read
Popularity: 1.9
Sheila Sim
Sheila Sim
Lynne Hartley
Popularity: 0.2
Bernard Miles
Bernard Miles
Mr. Read
Popularity: 2.7
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Cecil Trouncer
Lloyd Hartley
Popularity: 0.6
Joan Hickson
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Read
Popularity: 6.2
Edith Sharpe
Edith Sharpe
Mrs. Hartley
Popularity: 0.2
Robert Flemyng
Robert Flemyng
Nigel Lorraine
Popularity: 1.0
John Forrest
John Forrest
Fitch
Popularity: 0.6
Herbert Lomas
Herbert Lomas
Sir James Corfield
Popularity: 0.4
Brenda Hogan
Brenda Hogan
Lorna Beckett
Popularity: 0.1
Wally Patch
Wally Patch
Uncle Percy
Popularity: 2.0
Olive Sloane
Olive Sloane
Aunt Mabel
Popularity: 0.8

Key Crew

Director Roy Boulting
Editor Richard Best
Screenplay Roy Boulting, Warren Chetham-Strode, Bernard Miles
Music John Wooldridge
Producer John Boulting

Production

Pilgrim Pictures
GB
Boulting Brothers

Videos & Trailers

The Guinea Pig (1948) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 20 July | BFI
The Guinea Pig (1948) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 20 July | BFI
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Keywords

public school

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 9/10
Nov 23, 2018

Saintbury School, host to a truly wonderful experiment. Based on a Warren Chetham Strode play and directed by the supremely talented Roy Boulting, The Guinea Pig is a cinematic delight of the kind that makes me proud to be British. Set in the 1940s, the picture is showing us the wind of chang ... Read more

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Details
Release Date October 26, 1948
Runtime 1h 37m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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