Goodbye, Mr. Chips
He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!
1969 | 155m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Herbert Ross |
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| Writer: | James Hilton, Terence Rattigan |
| Staring: |
| Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 05, 1969 |
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| Director: | Herbert Ross |
| Writer: | James Hilton, Terence Rattigan |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Music |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, world war ii, forbidden love, boarding school, vacation, love, teacher student relationship, teaching, schoolteacher, teacher hero, music hall, boys' school, school life |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, APJAC Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $9,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Peter O'Toole | Arthur Chipping |
| Petula Clark | Katherine Bridges |
| Michael Redgrave | The Headmaster |
| George Baker | Lord Sutterwick |
| Siân Phillips | Ursula Mossbank |
| Michael Bryant | Max Staefel |
| Jack Hedley | William Baxter |
| Alison Leggatt | Headmaster's Wife |
| Jenny Runacre | |
| Clinton Greyn | Bill Calbury |
| Barbara Couper | Mrs. Paunceforth |
| Michael Culver | Johnny Longbridge |
| Elspeth March | Mrs. Summerswaithe |
| Clive Morton | General Paunceforth |
| Ronnie Stevens | Algie |
| Mario Maranzana | Pompeii Guide |
| John Gugolka | Sutterwick Jr. |
| Michael Ridgeway | David |
| Tom Owen | Farley |
| Michael Audreson | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Julian Barnes | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Roy Beck | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Pierre Bedenes | Schoolboy (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| Gillian Blake | Girl at Party (uncredited) |
| Leo Britt | Elder Master (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Frankau | Tardy Student (uncredited) |
| Gary Graham | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Elspet Gray | Lady Sutterwick (uncredited) |
| Patricia Hayes | Miss Honeybun (uncredited) |
| Mark Danvers Heron | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Barbara Knox | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Lawrence Lambert | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Lloyd | Johnson (uncredited) |
| Craig Marriott | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Jack May | Price (uncredited) |
| John Moulder-Brown | Gresham (uncredited) |
| James Payne | Man in Theatre (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Ranchev | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Stephen Reed | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Robert Rietti | Jenkins (voice) (uncredited) |
| Sheila Steafel | Tilly (uncredited) |
| Royston Tickner | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Richard Vernon | Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited) |
| Raymond Ward | Schoolboy (uncredited) |
| Robert Wisepart | Head Boy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Adam | Production Design |
| Irene Howard | Casting |
| Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| John Williams | Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music Supervisor |
| Leslie Bricusse | Songs |
| Ralph Kemplen | Editor |
| Maurice Fowler | Art Direction |
| Reg Bream | Draughtsman |
| Mickey Lennon | Assistant Property Master |
| George Blackler | Makeup Supervisor |
| Ivy Emmerton | Hairdresser |
| Bill Lodge | Makeup Designer |
| Colin Jamison | Assistant Hairdresser |
| Jan Jamison | Assistant Hairdresser |
| David W. Orton | Production Supervisor |
| Dennis Hall | Production Manager |
| Dominic Fulford | Assistant Director |
| Dickie Bamber | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Eamonn Duffy | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Bob Howard | Second Assistant Director |
| Dusty Symonds | Second Assistant Director |
| Gary White | Third Assistant Director |
| Charles Torbett | Property Master |
| John Bramall | Sound Recordist |
| John Poyner | Sound Editor |
| J.B. Smith | Sound Mixer |
| A.W. Watkins | Recording Supervision |
| Brian Hickin | Foley Editor |
| Van Allen James | Sound Editor |
| John Streeter | Sound Recordist |
| Betty Adamson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Jimmy Turrell | Camera Operator |
| Brian West | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Kenneth Atherfold | Grip |
| Dennis Fraser | Grip |
| Frank Wardale | Gaffer |
| Robert Willoughby | Still Photographer |
| John Grover | Assistant Editor |
| Michael R. Sloan | Assistant Editor |
| Ian Fraser | Music Supervision Assistant |
| William Saracino | Music Editor |
| Jack Clegg | Sound Engineer |
| Gordon Langford | Orchestrator |
| David Lindup | Orchestrator |
| Rita Davison | Continuity |
| Nora Kaye | Production Assistant |
| Peter Perkins | Production Assistant |
| Alexander De Grunwald | Production Assistant |
| Norma Garment | Production Secretary |
| Herbert Ross | Director |
| James Hilton | Novel |
| Terence Rattigan | Screenplay |
| Oswald Morris | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Arthur P. Jacobs | Producer |
| Mort Abrahams | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actress | Petula Clark | Won |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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