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Goodbye, Mr. Chips (2002)

2002-12-26 · 1h 39m · EN
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In the later years of the nineteenth century Latin master Mr. Chipping is the mainstay of Brookfields boys boarding school, a good teacher and a kindly person but he is considered to be married to the job so that it is a surprise when, on a walking holiday, he meets and marries the vivacious Kathie,who becomes his helpmate at the school but sadly pre-deceases him. Just before World War One insensitive new headmaster Ralston tries to edge Chipping out but the boys rally and Sir John Rivers, an old pupil of Chipping's and now head of the board of governors, invites him to stay and,when the war breaks out and Ralston joins up, Chipping becomes the new head.

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Martin ClunesMartin ClunesMr. ChippingVictoria HamiltonVictoria HamiltonKathieConleth HillConleth HillMax StaefelJohn WoodJohn WoodWetherbyPatrick MalahidePatrick MalahideRalstonDavid HorovitchDavid HorovitchBurnleyChristopher FulfordChristopher FulfordMetcalfHarry LloydHarry LloydYoung RiversJames CaseyJames CaseyYoung ColleyTom RobertsTom RobertsHenshawRory CopusRory CopusAlderdyceJames ByngJames ByngHawthorne

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Based on novel or bookRemake19th centuryEarly 1900sSchoolteacherBoys' school

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Genre affinityDrama · Family · Tv MovieTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Remake · 19th CenturyDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamilyDirector preference298363Actor preference132451 · 118298 · 39689

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What is Goodbye, Mr. Chips about?

In the later years of the nineteenth century Latin master Mr. Chipping is the mainstay of Brookfields boys boarding school, a good teacher and a kindly person but he is considered to be married to the job so that it is a surprise when, on a walking holiday, he meets and marries the vivacious Kathie,who becomes his helpmate at the school but sadly pre-deceases him. Just before World War One insensitive new headmaster Ralston tries to edge Chipping out but the boys rally and Sir John Rivers, an old pupil of Chipping's and now head of the board of governors, invites him to stay and,when the war breaks out and Ralston joins up, Chipping becomes the new head.

How long is Goodbye, Mr. Chips?

Goodbye, Mr. Chips has a runtime of 99 minutes.