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The Outsider

Original title: The Guinea Pig
  • 1948
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
529
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The Outsider (1948)
Working-class Jack Read earns a scholarship to an elite school in post-WWII Britain, facing class prejudice from students and teachers while seeking acceptance.
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Working-class Jack Read earns a scholarship to an elite school in post-WWII Britain, facing class prejudice from students and teachers while seeking acceptance.Working-class Jack Read earns a scholarship to an elite school in post-WWII Britain, facing class prejudice from students and teachers while seeking acceptance.Working-class Jack Read earns a scholarship to an elite school in post-WWII Britain, facing class prejudice from students and teachers while seeking acceptance.

  • Director
    • Roy Boulting
  • Writers
    • Warren Chetham Strode
    • Bernard Miles
    • Roy Boulting
  • Stars
    • Richard Attenborough
    • Sheila Sim
    • Bernard Miles
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    529
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roy Boulting
    • Writers
      • Warren Chetham Strode
      • Bernard Miles
      • Roy Boulting
    • Stars
      • Richard Attenborough
      • Sheila Sim
      • Bernard Miles
    • 15User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

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    Top Cast42

    Richard Attenborough
    Richard Attenborough
    • Jack Read - The Boy
    Sheila Sim
    Sheila Sim
    • Lynne Hartley - The Housemaster's Daughter
    Bernard Miles
    Bernard Miles
    • Mr. Read - Jack's Father
    Cecil Trouncer
    • Lloyd Hartley M.A. - The Housemaster
    Robert Flemyng
    Robert Flemyng
    • Nigel Lorraine - The House Tutor
    Edith Sharpe
    • Mrs. Hartley - The Housemaster's Wife
    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Mrs. Read - Jack's Mother
    Timothy Bateson
    Timothy Bateson
    • Ronald Lacey
    • (as Tim Bateson)
    Clive Baxter
    • Gregory
    Basil Cunard
    • Buckton
    John Forrest
    • Fitch
    Maureen Glynne
    • Bessie
    Brenda Hogan
    • Lorna Beckett
    Herbert Lomas
    Herbert Lomas
    • Sir James Corfield
    Anthony Newley
    Anthony Newley
    • Miles Minor
    Anthony Nicholls
    Anthony Nicholls
    • Mr. Stringer
    Wally Patch
    • Uncle Percy
    Hay Petrie
    Hay Petrie
    • Peck
    • Director
      • Roy Boulting
    • Writers
      • Warren Chetham Strode
      • Bernard Miles
      • Roy Boulting
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Richard Attenborough was 24 when he played the 14-year-old Jack Read.
    • Goofs
      When Jack boards the train in London (Waterloo), it is announced as calling at Basingstoke, Salisbury, Saintbury and Exeter, implying that Saintbury is somewhere between Salisbury and Exeter. Later in the film the school's address is shown as being in Hampshire. This is clearly impossible as Hampshire would be traversed before reaching Salisbury.
    • Quotes
      • Jack Read: Hurt your leg?
      • Nigel Lorraine: Well, not exactly - I'm just getting used to a new one.
      • Jack Read: Accident?
      • Nigel Lorraine: Well, no - I rather think the Jerry who shot me intended it.
    • Connections
      Featured in Film Review: Richard Attenborough (1968)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 21, 1948 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Guinea Pig
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios Ltd. Elstree, Hertfordshire, England, UK(studio: produced at)
    • Production companies
      • Pilgrim Pictures
      • Boulting Brothers
      • The Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 37m(97 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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