The Dollar Bottom

The Dollar Bottom
Directed by Roger Christian
Produced by Lloyd Phillips
Ian Scorer
Neil Vine-Miller
Written by James Kennaway
Shane Connaughton
Starring Robert Urquhart
Rikki Fulton
Music by Trevor Jones
Cinematography Roger Pratt
Edited by Richard Trevor
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
33 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

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.[1]

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

  1. "The-Dollar-Bottom - Cast, Crew, Director and Awards - NYTimes.com". movies.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
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