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]
| 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 |
Plot
editSchoolboys at a private school in Edinburgh 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.
External links
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