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The Pure Hell of St. Trinian’s is a British film comedy first released in 1960,
directed by Frank Launder.
The film stars George Cole, Cecil Parker, Joyce Grenfell, Eric Barker and Thorley Walters.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Frank Launder
- Script: Sidney Gilliat, Frank Launder, Ronald Searle, Val Valentine
- Photo: Gerald Gibbs
- Music: Malcolm Arnold
- Cast: George Cole (’Flash’ Harry Cuthbert Edwards), Cecil Parker (Professor Canford), 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), Raymond Huntley (Judge), Nicholas Phipps (Major), Lisa Lee (Miss Brenner), John Le Mesurier (Minister of Education), George Benson (Defence Counsel), Elwyn Brook-Jones (Emir), Basil Dignam, Cyril Chamberlain (Army Captain), Michael Ripper (Liftman), Martin Benson, Mark Dignam (Prosecuting Counsel), Monte Landis (Octavius), Warren Mitchell, Clive Morton (V.I.P.), Wensley Pithey (Chief Constable), Bill Shine, Harold Berens (British Consul), Liz Fraser (Constable Susan Partridge), Dawn Beret (Jane), Sally Bulloch (Maud Birdhanger), Sally Douglas (Harem girl), Gilda Emmanuelli (Minnie Hen), Jill Gascoine (St Trinians Girl), Maria Lennard (Millicent), Erica Rogers (Bobbie), Edina Ronay (Lavinia), Pauline Shepherd (Raven-haired girl), Ann Wain (Lolita Chatterly)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 94 min; B&W
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