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If.... is a 1968 British film directed by Lindsay Anderson, shot in black-and-white by Miroslav Ondříček and produced by Michael Medwin. It stars Malcolm McDowell, Richard Warwick, David Wood, and Peter Jeffrey in a teen drama with LGBTQ-related themes, set in England and distributed by Paramount Pictures and Netflix.
The film runs 112 minutes, had a budget of 500,000, and earned revenue of 4,600,000. It received the Palme d'Or.
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7.1In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
Cast
- Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis
- David Wood as Johnny Knightly
- Richard Warwick as Wallace
- Christine Noonan as The Girl
- Rupert Webster as Bobby Phillips
- Robert Swann as Rowntree
Themes
- rebellion
- england
- revolution
- private school
- british empire
- satire
- social satire
- rebellious youth
- gun violence
- british youth
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Key facts
- Film.image
- If British poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- British cinema poster
- Film.director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Film.producer
- Lindsay AndersonMichael Medwin
- Film.screenplay
- David Sherwin
- Film.story
- David SherwinJohn Howlett
- Film.starring
- Malcolm McDowellRichard WarwickChristine NoonanDavid WoodRobert Swann
- Film.music
- Marc Wilkinson
- Film.cinematography
- Miroslav Ondříček
- Film.editing
- David Gladwell
- Film.studio
- Memorial Enterprises
- Film.distributor
- Paramount Pictures
- Film.runtime
- 111 minutes
- Film.country
- United Kingdom
- Film.budget
- $500,000
- Film.gross
- $2.3 million (rentals)
- Film.language
- English
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Award
- Palme d'Or
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Cast member
- Hugh Thomas
- Producer
- Michael Medwin
- Cinematographer
- Miroslav Ondříček
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 924055
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1969-09-12
- title
- If....
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 7.9/10
- capital cost
- 500000
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