- The Guinea Pig (film)
Infobox Film
name = The Guinea Pig
director =Roy Boulting
producer =John Boulting
writers = Roy BoultingWarren Chetham Strode Bernard Miles
starring =Richard Attenborough
released = 27 October 1948UK
runtime = 97 mins
country =UK
language = English
amg_id = 1:94005
imdb_id = 0040407"The Guinea Pig" is a 1948 British
film also known as "The Outsider" in theUnited States .Plot summary
The "guinea pig" is 14-year old Jack Read (played by 26 year old
Richard Attenborough ), atobacconist 's son given ascholarship to an exclusivepublic school . The school used in the film wasSherborne School in Dorset.Only after the changes wrought by
World War II could such a scenario be imagined. Of course, Read's uncouth behaviour causes him difficulties in fitting in to the school. The film was controversial as it contains the first screen use of the word "arse ".As unlikely as it sounds Read eventually wins the respect of his peers.
Cast
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Richard Attenborough Jack Read
*Sheila Sim Lynne Hartley
*Bernard Miles Mr. Read
*Cecil Trouncer Lloyd Hartley
*Robert Flemyng Nigel Lorraine
*Edith Sharpe Mrs. Hartley
*Joan Hickson Mrs. Read
*Anthony Newley Miles MinorExternal links
*imdb title|id=0040407|title=The Guinea Pig
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