School for Scoundrels | |
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Directed by | Robert Hamer Cyril Frankel (uncredited) Hal E. Chester (uncredited)[1] |
Screenplay by | Patricia Moyes Hal E. Chester Peter Ustinov (uncredited) Frank Tarloff (uncredited) |
Based on | the Gamesmanship series by Stephen Potter |
Produced by | Hal E. Chester |
Starring | Ian Carmichael Terry-Thomas Janette Scott Alastair Sim |
Cinematography | Erwin Hillier |
Edited by | Richard Best |
Music by | John Addison |
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Distributed by | Warner-Pathé Distributors[2] (UK) |
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Running time | 97 minutes[2] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
School for Scoundrels (also known as School for Scoundrels Or How to Win without Actually Cheating) is a 1960 British comedy film directed by Robert Hamer (and, uncredited, Cyril Frankel and Hal E. Chester)[1] and starring Ian Carmichael, Terry-Thomas, Janette Scott and Alastair Sim.[4] It was inspired by the Gamesmanship series of books by Stephen Potter. The film has been remade twice: in Bollywood, under the title Chhoti Si Baat (1975) and in Hollywood, as School for Scoundrels (2006).