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Director  Roger Christian
Music director  Trevor Jones
Duration  
Country  United Kingdom
6.8/10 IMDb

Genre  Short
Screenplay  Shane Connaughton
Language  English
Writer  James Kennaway, Shane Connaughton
Release date  1980 (1980)
Initial release  February 1981 (United Kingdom)
Cast  Rikki Fulton, Neil Crossan, Robert Urquhart, Iain Andrew
Similar movies  Related Roger Christian movies

The Dollar Bottom is a 1981 British short film directed by Roger Christian. It won an Academy Award at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 for Best Short Subject.

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Plot

Schoolboys at a public school set up an insurance scheme against being caned by the teachers. The scheme proves so successful that they float the company on the Stock Market.

Cast

  • Robert Urquhart as Headmaster
  • Rikki Fulton as Karl
  • Jonathan McNeil as Taylor 2
  • Angus Reid as Graham
  • Iain Andrew as Browne
  • David Bullion as Macadam
  • Martin Thom as Macbeth
  • Neil Crossan as Knox
  • John Field as Hepburn
  • Peter Adair as Moncrieff
  • David Mowat as Porter
  • Ruth Munroe as Mrs. Maclaren
  • Alexander Bell as Schoolboy
  • Robin Gow as Schoolboy
  • Bruce Barrons as Schoolboy
  • Gareth Williams as Schoolboy

    • References

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    The Dollar Bottom IMDb The Dollar Bottom themoviedb.org