if.... (1968)
Mick Travis besucht eine englische private Schule und gilt als unangepasst. Die jüngeren Schüler dieser Schule werden von ihren älteren Kollegen beaufsichtigt und oft erniedrigt. Körperliche Strafen sind an der Tagesordnung.Am Ende – in einer Traumszene – finden die Schüler in einer Kammer automatische Waffen. Mit diesen Waffen schießen sie während eines Tags der offenen Tür auf ihre Peiniger sowie die Eltern und die anderen Besucher. Der Schuldirektor ruft zum Aufhören auf, worauf die Freundin von Travis dem Mann in die Stirn schießt. In der letzten Kameraeinstellung wird das Gesicht des feuernden Travis gezeigt.
Der Regisseur:
Lindsay Anderson
Der Autor:
David Sherwin
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Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis |
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David Wood as Johnny Knightly |
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Richard Warwick as Wallace |
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Christine Noonan as The Girl |
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Rupert Webster as Bobby Phillips |
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Robert Swann as Rowntree |
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Hugh Thomas as Denson |
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Michael Cadman as Fortinbras |
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Peter Sproule as Barnes |
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Peter Jeffrey as Headmaster |
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Anthony Nicholls as General Denson |
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Arthur Lowe as Mr. Kemp |
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Mona Washbourne as Matron |
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Mary MacLeod as Mrs. Kemp |
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Geoffrey Chater as Chaplain |
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Ben Aris as John Thomas |
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Graham Crowden as History Master |
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Charles Lloyd Pack as Classics Master |
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Guy Ross as Stephens |
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Robin Askwith as Keating |
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Richard Everett as Pussy Graves |
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Philip Bagenal as Peanuts |
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Nicholas Page as Cox |
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Robert Yetzes as Fisher |
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David Griffin as Willens |
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Graham Sharman as Van Eyssen |
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Richard Tombleson as Baird |
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Robin Davies as Machin |
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Brian Pettifer as Biles |
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Michael Newport as Brunning |
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Charles Sturridge as Markland |
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Sean Bury as Jute |
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Martin Beaumont as Hunter |
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Ellis Dale as Motorcycle Salesman (uncredited) |
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John Garrie as Music Master (uncredited) |
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Tommy Godfrey as School Porter (uncredited) |
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Peter Jaques as Schoolmaster (uncredited) |
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Simon Ward as Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Directing | Lindsay Anderson | Director |
| Camera | Chris Menges | Camera Operator |
| Writing | David Sherwin | Screenplay |
| Editing | David Gladwell | Editor |
| Editing | Ian Rakoff | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Marc Wilkinson | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | John Howlett | Writer |
| Production | Michael Medwin | Producer |
| Production | Albert Finney | Producer |
| Sound | Alan Jones | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Art | Jocelyn Herbert | Production Design |
| Sound | Dave Maiden | Sound Effects |
| Production | Lindsay Anderson | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan McKeown | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Christian Wangler | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Blattner | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Brian Eatwell | Art Direction |
| Production | Roy Baird | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Miroslav Ondříček | Director of Photography |