He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!
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.
based on novel or book
boarding school
world war ii
forbidden love
vacation
love
teacher student relationship
teaching
schoolteacher
teacher hero
music hall
boys' school
school life
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