
He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!
1969 2 hours 35 minutesAcademy 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.












5th November 1969
57 years ago
2 hours 35 minutes
Finishes at 2:47am
$9,000,000 ($82,458,000 today)
Revenue unknown




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