if… (1968): Cast
if… is a 1968 drama directed by Lindsay Anderson, starring Richard Warwick as Wallace, David Wood and Malcolm McDowell. It runs 1 hour 52 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 52m (112 min)
- Director
- Lindsay Anderson
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is if… About?
The premise of if… without spoilers.
In a traditional English boys’ boarding school, a rigid social hierarchy places power in the hands of aloof teachers and cruel Upper Sixth prefects. When three Lower Sixth students—Wallace, Johnny and their leader Mick Travis—reach a breaking point, they devise a daring plan to overturn the entrenched privilege and force a reckoning.
if… Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- boys' school
- homosexuality
- teenage boy
- homoeroticism
- student rebellion
- boarding school
- homosexual character
- sex
- altar boy
- student
- tradition
- revolution
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- social satire
- violence
- cold shower
- bare chested male
- humiliation
- male rear nudity
- male nudity
- hate
- bully
- shower room
- shared shower
- nudity
- clothed male naked male scene
- barefoot male
- rear nudity
- taking a shower
- puberty
- inspecting male genitals
- bleeding buttocks
- boy
- gay character
- teenage boy protagonist
- teenage boy with a mustache
- friend
- teacher
- standing on a motorcycle
- three on a motorcycle
- swahili mass
- stealing a motorcycle
- stained glass window
- sermon
- plastic bag over one's head
- obscene finger gesture
- military uniform
- education
- death from cancer
- california
- anarchist
if… Cast & Characters
Richard Warwick leads the cast as Wallace, with David Wood as Johnny Knightly and Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis. Directed by Lindsay Anderson; 38 actors are credited in all.
- Director Lindsay Anderson
- Richard Warwick as Wallace
- David Wood as Johnny Knightly
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Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis -
Arthur Lowe as Mr. Kemp
Also Starring in if…
· 34 more- Charles Sturridge Markland
- Graham Crowden History Master
- Charles Lloyd Pack Classics Master
- Mona Washbourne Matron
- Peter Jeffrey Headmaster
- Brian Pettifer Biles
- Robin Askwith Keating
- Anthony Nicholls General Denson
- Simon Ward Schoolboy (uncredited)
- Ben Aris John Thomas
- Geoffrey Chater Chaplain
- Ellis Dale Motorcycle Salesman (uncredited)
- Tommy Godfrey School Porter (uncredited)
- Robert Swann Rowntree
- Mary MacLeod Mrs. Kemp
- Hugh Thomas Denson
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- David Griffin Willens
- John Garrie Music Master (uncredited)
- Christine Noonan The Girl
- Sean Bury Jute
- Robin Davies Machin
- Richard Everett Pussy Graves
- Michael Newport Brunning
- Peter Sproule Barnes
- Michael Cadman Fortinbras
- Peter Jaques Schoolmaster (uncredited)
- Martin Beaumont Hunter
- Rupert Webster Bobby Phillips
- Guy Ross Stephens
- Philip Bagenal Peanuts
- Nicholas Page Cox
- Robert Yetzes Fisher
- Graham Sharman Van Eyssen
- Richard Tombleson Baird
More from Lindsay Anderson
More films directed by Lindsay Anderson: Glory! Glory!, The Whales of August, Wham! in China: Foreign Skies and Britannia Hospital.
if… Trailers & Videos
The trailer of if….
if… Also Known As
25 alternative titles, including “¿De qué lado estás?” and “만약”.
- Also known as
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- ¿De qué lado estás?
- 만약
- Ne Ekersen
- Если
- Se...
- Jeżeli..., if もしも‥‥
- Se....
- Επαναστατημένη γενιά
- Якщо...
- If... (Si...)
- 如果
- והיה אם....
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- Если...
- Ha...
- Ако...
- Se…
- 만약에....
- Eğer
- Kdyby...
- If....
- Jos...
- Εάν..., თუ…
- Si...
- 假如…
- Jeigu...
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if… FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of if…, each answered in a sentence.
How long is if…?
if… runs 1 hour 52 minutes (112 minutes).
When was if… released?
if… was released on December 19, 1968.
Who directed if…?
if… was directed by Lindsay Anderson.
More films by Lindsay Anderson Who is in the cast of if…?
if… stars Richard Warwick as Wallace, David Wood as Johnny Knightly and Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis, among 38 credited actors.
Does if… have a post-credit scene?
No. if… has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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