The History Boys

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Nicholas Hytner

Writing Credits

Alan Bennett
(screenplay)
Alan Bennett
(play)

Cast

Samuel Anderson
Crowther
James Corden
Timms
Stephen Campbell Moore
Irwin
Richard Griffiths
Hector
Frances de la Tour
Mrs. Lintott
Andrew Knott
Lockwood
Russell Tovey
Rudge
Jamie Parker
Scripps
Dominic Cooper
Dakin
Samuel Barnett
Posner
Sacha Dhawan
Akhtar
Clive Merrison
The Headmaster
Penelope Wilton
Mrs. Bibby
Adrian Scarborough
Wilkes
Georgia Taylor
Fiona
Maggie McCarthy
Lollipop Lady
Colin Haigh
Oxford Porter
Iain Mitchell
Oxford Don
David Killick
Neighbouring Don
Patrick Godfrey
Sleeping Clergyman
Craig Carruthers
Postman

Produced by

Pádraig Cusack
producer: National Theatre
Nicholas Hytner
producer
Damian Jones
producer
Miles Ketley
executive producer
Kevin Loader
producer
Andrew Macdonald
executive producer
Charles Moore
executive producer
Allon Reich
executive producer
Julia Stannard
line producer
David M. Thompson
executive producer

Music by

George Fenton

Cinematography by

Andrew Dunn
director of photography

Editing by

John Wilson

Casting By

Toby Whale

Production Design by

John Beard

Set Decoration by

Joanne Woollard

Costume Design by

Justine Luxton

Makeup Department

Elaina Conneely
hair stylist / makeup artist
Daniel Phillips
hair designer / makeup designer
Karen Scott
hair trainee / makeup trainee

Production Management

Clare St. John
post-production supervisor: DNA Films
Maria Walker
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Fiona Gosden
second assistant director
Sarah MacFarlane
first assistant director: second unit
Jack Ravenscroft
first assistant director
John Wilson
second unit director
Harriet Worth
third assistant director

Art Department

James Collins
stand-by art director
Bob Crowley
designer: National Theatre production
Rosie Goodwin
assistant prop buyer
Robert Judd
prop hand
Emily Lutyens
assistant art director
Harry Metcalfe
construction manager
Michael Povey
prop hand
Julian Searle
property master
Rebecca Thomas
art department trainee: FT2
Catherine Palmer
graphics (uncredited)

Sound Department

Mark Appleby
re-recording mixer
Mat Bartram
ProTools
James Bennett
foley recordist
Paul Carr
foley mixer
Robert Farr
adr mixer
Charlotte Gray
production sound trainee
Sue Harding
foley artist (as Susie Harding)
Zane Hayward
supervising sound editor
John Midgley
production sound recordist
Clive Osborne
production sound maintenance
Jamie Roden
adr mixer
Joakim Sundström
dialogue editor
Andy Thompson
re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by

Michael Deming
digital film bureau
Rob Gordon
digital online editor
John Palmer
digital film bureau manager: Scanning and Laser record
Rus Wetherell
digital effects artist: CFX

Stunts

Rocky Taylor
stunt double: Hector
Steve Emerson
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

David Ashby
grip
Alex Bailey
still photographer
Harry Bowers
second assistant camera
David Churchyard
camera loader: "b" camera
Dermot Hickey
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rupert Lloyd-Parry
key grip (as Rupert Lloyd Parry)
Andy Long
gaffer
Nathan Mann
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Joseph Mastrangelo
camera trainee (as Joe Mastrangelo)
Chris McAleese
camera trainee
Mark Milsome
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jean-Pierre Nonnet
assistant camera
Daniel Rake
trainee grip
William Tracey
rigging gaffer (as Bill Tracey)
Gerry Vasbenter
camera operator / camera operator: "b" camera / director of photography: second unit / steadicam operator
Tom Wilkinson
assistant camera

Casting Department

Alastair Coomer
casting assistant: National Theatre

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Abbie Chapman
set costumer (as Abbie Woods)
Lucy Donowho
wardrobe trainee
Peter Halston
wardrobe supervisor
Carol Lingwood
head of costume: National Theatre

Editorial Department

Matt Adams
digital intermediate producer
Chris Andrews
negative cutter
Joann D'Arby
assistant digital intermediate producer (as Jo-Ann Darby)
Sascha Dhillon
first assistant editor
Rob Gordon
digital on-line editor
Emily Greenwood
assistant digital on-line editor
Paul Jones
digital intermediate manager
Vincent Narduzzo
digital intermediate colorist (as Vince Narduzzo)
Kelly Smith
negative cutter
Laurent Treherne
digital intermediate technical director

Location Management

Mark Cushman
location assistant
Derek Moss
location security
Alex Sutherland
location manager

Music Department

Mat Bartram
pro tools operator
Simon Chamberlain
music associate
James Collins
music engineer / music scoring mixer
Isobel Griffiths
orchestra contractor
Ian Neil
music supervisor
Emily Rogers Swanson
music editor (as Emily Rogers)
Richard Sisson
musical director

Script and Continuity Department

Sue Hills
script supervisor

Transportation Department

John Bailey
facilities driver
Bullet
facilities driver
Ken Clarke
facilities driver
John D'Arcy
facilities driver
Ben Dillon
action vehicle coordinator
Wayne Fleetwood
facilities driver
Dean Macey
facilities driver
Don McLean
facilities driver
Peter Veldhoen
unit driver
Nigel Venables
facilities captain

Additional Crew

Luis Miguel Antunes
catering assistant
Lisa Armour-Brown
catering assistant
Isabel Begg
head of business and legal affairs: BBC Films
Carey Berlin
assistant to executive producer
James Biddle
production coordinator
Jason Breckenridge
catering assistant
Benjamin Collard
catering assistant
Rosamund Connelly
catering assistant
Raz Cunningham
production assistant
Jason Curtis
health and safety officer
Matt Curtis
title designer
Maxine Davis
production accountant
Niamh Dilworth
assistant to the directors: National Theatre
Nicky Earnshaw
assistant production coordinator
Lyn Evans
chaperone
Marco Fugallo
catering assistant
Tilly Gerrard-Bannister
floor trainee
Keiko Hammonds
catering assistant
Frank Hannon
catering assistant
Linda Harman
chaperone
Jane Hawley
production executive: BBC Films
Stephen Hussey
chaperone
Nicholas Hytner
director: National Theatre
Catherine T. James
catering assistant
Sylvan Janois
catering assistant (as Sylvain Jamois)
Steve Joberns
auditor
Georgina Kelly
assistant production accountant
Vanessa Kimberley
chaperone
Dick Knapman
laboratory contact: Todd-AO
Julis Lloyd
chaperone
Yoko Lytle
production trainee
Leila McAlister
caterer
Charles McDonald
publicist
Jacob Melton
production assistant: DNA Films
John Midgley
provider: walkie talkies
Liz Miller
unit publicist
Claire Mitchell
assistant production accountant
Kevin O'Shea
insurance: Aon/Albert G Ruben (as Kevin O'shea)
Emma Parker
assistant: David Thompson
Colin Pearce
laboratory contact: Soho Images
Tanya Phegan
assistant to executive producer
Laura Pomeroy
catering assistant
Rose Pomeroy
catering assistant
Carmen Saccone
catering assistant
Matthew Sanders
unit publicist (as Matthew Saunders)
Jaideep Shah
production trainee
Joanne Smith
general manager: DNA Films
Stevie Smith
writer: quotes from "Voices Against England in the Night"
Nick Starr
executive director: National Theatre / floor runner
Ana Stillard
chaperone
Kim Thomas
chaperone
Pamela Timmis
chaperone
Matthew Vizard
production coordinator
Jamie Voss
production assistant
Lisa Williams
assistant to producer
Jane Wright
head of rights and commercial affairs: BBC Films

Thanks

W.H. Auden
acknowledgment: quotations from "Musée des Beaux Arts" and "Lullaby"
Gina Brown
thanks: PFD
Maria Dawson
thanks: PFD
A.E. Housman
acknowledgment: quotations from "A Shropshire Lad" and "On Wenlock Edge the Wood's in Trouble"
Peter Joly
thanks: Goldcrest
Anthony Jones
thanks: PFD
Philip Larkin
acknowledgment: quotations from "MCMXIV"
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