Goodbye, Mr. Chips
He is a shy schoolmaster. She is a music hall star. They marry and immediately have 283 children...all boys!
1969 • 155 min • Drama · Music · Romance
Synopsis
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
Our family guide
Best from age 8- 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
- 68 Audience · 51 · 49%
An aging, traditional schoolmaster at a boys' boarding school finds his life unexpectedly transformed by his marriage to a vibrant music hall performer. Their unconventional love story spans decades, showing how love and compassion can soften even the most rigid hearts.
- Violence & peril
- 1/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 1/10
Heads up
- Historical context of war
- Some instances of grief
- Smoking and drinking shown
What it models well
- Love and compassion
- Embracing change
- Lifelong learning
- Impact of good teachers
Talk about it after
- Different kinds of love
- Coping with loss
- The importance of education
- How people influence each other
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Top billed cast
Director: Herbert Ross • Crew: Terence Rattigan
Trailers & clips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Official Trailer #1 - Peter O'Toole Movie (1969) HD
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersI suppose if you are going to reimagine the classic 1939 version of this story, you have to ditch some of that film’s most charming elements and bring it up to date. That’s what Herbert Ross and Leslie Bricusse have done here and for the most part it sort of works.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.8/10 (51)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $9,000,000
- IMDb
- tt0064382