The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
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Those girls of St. Trinian's are fighting back with barely concealed weapons... but justice isn't blind...
Themes:Coming Of AgeRebellionFriendshipGrowing UpAuthority FiguresPersonal FreedomMisadventuresSchool LifeYouth Vs. AuthorityYouthful InnocenceDiscover Similar ThemesMood:HeartwarmingHumorousLight-HeartedPlayfulMischievousDiscover Similar Mood
The fourth form monsters' latest trick is their best ever – they have burned down St Trinian’s school! As the girls stand trial, the police breathe a sigh of relief, but miraculously the judge's infatuation with a student means the school is freed. For the authorities, it means a new reign of terror as the girls of St Trinian’s regroup with gleeful anticipation.
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First LoveRomantic MisunderstandingsRebellion Against AuthoritySchool HijinksMischievous StudentsBreaking The RulesTeacher-Student RelationshipsYouthful IndiscretionComing Of Age StoryBoarding School LifePranks And Schemes




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Directed by: Frank Launder, Gerald Gibbs
Written by: Frank Launder, Val Valentine, Sidney Gilliat
Produced by: Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder, Leslie Gilliat
Composed by: Malcolm Arnold
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Cecil Parker
Professor Canford

George Cole
'Flash' Harry Cuthbert Edwards

Joyce Grenfell
Sergeant Ruby Gates

Eric Barker
Culpepper-Brown

Thorley Walters
Butters

Irene Handl
Miss Harker-Parker

Dennis Price
Gore Blackwood

Sid James
Alphonse O'Reilly

Julie Alexander
Rosalie Dawn

Lloyd Lamble
Superintendent Samuel Kemp-Bird
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