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68% Critic Match
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
“He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!”
6.8 / 10• 1969• 2h 35m•G• English
DramaMusicRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Peter O'Toole
Arthur Chipping
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Herbert Ross's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Goodbye, Mr. Chips is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
