Movie·2006·1h 36m
Starter for 10
Directed By
Tom Vaughan
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college quiz show. At Bristol he tries out for the Challenge team and falls under the spell of Alice, a lovely blond with an extensive sexual past.
Written By
David Nicholls
Producer
Tom Hanks, Jeff Abberley
Cinematography
Ashley Rowe
Music
Blake Neely
Editor
Heather Persons
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
445 votes
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// cast
Cast
James McAvoy
Brian Jackson
Alice Eve
Alice Harbinson
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Epstein
Catherine Tate
Julie Jackson
Dominic Cooper
Spencer
Benedict Cumberbatch
Patrick Watts
James Corden
Tone
Mark Gatiss
Bamber Gascoigne
Guy Henry
Dr. Morrison
John Henshaw
Des
Elaine Tan
Lucy Chang
Simon Woods
Josh
Charles Dance
Michael Harbinson
Lindsay Duncan
Rose Harbison
Sule Rimi
Marcus
Ian Bonar
Colin
Nicholas Gleaves
Speaker for Nuclear Disarmament
Joe Van Moyland
Hippy at Party
// crew
Crew
Tom Vaughan
Director
David Nicholls
Screenplay
Ashley Rowe
Director of Photography
Blake Neely
Original Music Composer
Heather Persons
Editor
Jon Harris
Editor
Tom Hanks
Producer
Jeff Abberley
Executive Producer
Julia Blackman
Executive Producer
Diana Choi
Producer
Michelle Chydzik Sowa
Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Pippa Harris
Producer
Nathalie Marciano
Executive Producer
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