The Custard Boys (1979)

11/24/1979 (GB) • Drama, Family • 1h 22m

Overview

An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?

The Custard Boys (1979)

11/24/1979 (GB) • 1h 22m

Drama, Family

Overview

An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?

Top Billed Cast

Young John Curlew

Mark Stein

Lewis Craig

Andrew Atkinson

Andrew Craig

Matthew Cormack

Willie Aldrich

Jacob Freen

Glen Dunderdale

Mrs. Curlew

Mr. Curlew

Headmaster

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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