Film
The Custard Boys
1979 · 1h 22m · Drama · Family
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- 6.9
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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?
Cast
Chris Chescoe
Young John Curlew
Eric Milliet
Mark Stein
Ben Clennell
Lewis Craig
Andrew Atkinson
Andrew Craig
Matthew Cormack
Willie Aldrich
Paul Bolton
Jacob Freen
Glen Dunderdale
Mrs. Curlew
Les Scott
Mr. Curlew
Doug Dawes
Headmaster
Roger Cleave
Mr. Wilson
John Robinson
Tom
Crew
- Colin FinbowDirector · Screenplay
- Kiran GarchaScreenplay
- John RaeNovel
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 24, 1979
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Drama, Family
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