The Dollar Bottom

The Dollar Bottom
Directed byRoger Christian
Written byJames Kennaway
Shane Connaughton
Produced byLloyd Phillips
Ian Scorer
Neil Vine-Miller
StarringRobert Urquhart
Rikki Fulton
CinematographyRoger Pratt
Edited byRichard Trevor
Music byTrevor Jones
Distributed byCinema International Corporation
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
33 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Dollar Bottom is a 1981 British short film directed by Roger Christian. It won an Oscar at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 for Best Short Subject.[1]

Plot

Schoolboys at a private school in Edinburgh 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 & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2015.