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      The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's

      1961 1h 34m Comedy List
      Reviews 40% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Naughty British schoolgirls wind up in Arabia, taken there by a professor (Cecil Parker) to be wives for an emir's sons. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member This series became least interesting with every new entry; without Alistair Sim, this one isn't very funny. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member The girls school are part of a deal which sees them sold to a sultans harem but those canny girls aren't nobody's fool..... Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member Although it is light comedy in a very inoffensive manor, the sequel is fun and attracts once again a stellar British cast for the time with plenty of repeat actors from the previous encounter. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a really good film in the series, it is more like an early carry on film, also stars Diane Holland. who played the fantastic dancing instructor in Hi De Hi, also staring,Cecil Parker,Joyce Grenfell,George Cole,Eric BarkerThorley Walters Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Still funny, but the series definitely loses steam with each installment. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Third time the charm? Well, not really. This installment in the orginal and classic St. Trinian's films doesn't actually take place at St. Trinian's at all! The school is a pile of embers at the top of the first reel! Gone, too, is Alistair Sim (everyone's favorite Scrooge) in the drag double role as headmistress and her brother. The up side is this allows more shenanigans from the likes of Joyce Grenfell (a personal favorite) and the supporting cast. But with school girls of St. Trins only set decoration, it's just not the same. There's a remake of the original that's also spawned two sequels (Rupert Everett subs for Sim) but these are inferior goods - stick to the glorious black and white originals! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Naughty British schoolgirls wind up in Arabia, taken there by a professor (Cecil Parker) to be wives for an emir's sons.
      Director
      Frank Launder
      Screenwriter
      Frank Launder, Val Valentine, Sidney Gilliat
      Production Co
      Vale Film Productions, British Lion Film Corporation, Tudor Productions, Hallmark Productions
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English (United Kingdom)
      Release Date (DVD)
      Jun 14, 2007
      Runtime
      1h 34m