Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)

11/05/1969 (GB) • 2h 35m

Drama, Music, Romance

He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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


Recommendations

One from the Heart

59%

Wifelike

67%

Murphy's War

61%

Man of La Mancha

65%

The Adventures of Tartu

62%

Three Colors: Blue

76%

Gladiator II

67%

Oppenheimer

80%

PK

77%

Ex Machina

76%

Titanic

79%

Eden Lake

68%

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

74%

Shutter Island

82%

Joker

81%

Blue Beetle

67%

All Quiet on the Western Front

77%

Barbie

70%

Top Gun: Maverick

82%

12 Angry Men

85%

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$9,000,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

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

© All Rights Reserved 2025