| The Wildcats of St. Trinian's | |
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| Directed by | Frank Launder |
| Written by | Frank Launder Ronald Searle |
| Produced by | E.M. Smedley-Aston |
| Starring | Sheila Hancock Michael Hordern Joe Melia Thorley Walters Rodney Bewes Maureen Lipman Julia McKenzie Rosalind Knight Ambrosine Phillpotts Rose Hill Deborah Norton |
| Cinematography | Ernest Steward |
| Edited by | Antony Gibbs |
| Music by | James Kenelm Clarke |
Production company | Wildcat Film Productions |
| Distributed by | Enterprise |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Wildcats of St Trinian's is the fifth British comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School. Directed by Frank Launder, it was released in 1980.[1][2]
The film pokes fun at the British trade union movement which had been responsible for the recent wave of strikes that culminated in the Winter of Discontent.
The film was not a critical or commercial success.[3] It has yet to be released on DVD except in the US.[citation needed]
- ^ "Radio Times | Film review". 7 March 2005. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005.
- ^ WILDCATS OF ST. TRINIAN'S, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 47, Iss. 552, (1 January, 1980): 97
- ^ Obituary: Frank Launder, The Independent, 24 February 1997, p. 16