St. Trinian's (2007)

Directors:

Oliver Parker
Barnaby Thompson

Writers:

Piers Ashworth (writer)
Jamie Minoprio (additional material)
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Release Date:

21 December 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

School can be a riot

Plot:

St Trinian's, a school for "young ladies" with its anarchic doctrine of free expression, brings together a motley crew of ungovernable girls who, using their wit and ingenuity, save the school from bankruptcy. |

Plot Keywords:

St Trinian's | Makeover | Schoolgirl | School | Boarding School

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rupert Everett	...	Miss Fritton / Carnaby Fritton
Colin Firth	...	Geoffrey Thwaites
Jodie Whittaker	...	Beverly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gemma Arterton	...	Kelly
Jonathan Bailey	...	Casper
Mischa Barton	...	JJ French
Antonia Bernath	...	Chloe
Russell Brand	...	Flash Harry
Anna Chancellor	...	Miss Bagstock
Cheryl Cole	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl (as Cheryl Tweedy)
Lily Cole	...	Polly
Nadine Coyle	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Theo Cross	...	The Art Teacher
Kathryn Drysdale	...	Taylor
Tamsin Egerton	...	Chelsea
Paloma Faith	...	Andrea
Gabriel Fleary	...	Masseur
Millie Foster	...	Saffron
Stephen Fry	...	Quiz Host
Jody Halse	...	Guard 2
Sarah Harding	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Victoria Harrild	...	Moorcroft
Lena Headey	...	Miss Dickinson
Celia Imrie	...	Matron
Toby Jones	...	Bursar
Amara Karan	...	Peaches
Cloe Mackie	...	Tania
Holly Mackie	...	Tara
Caterina Murino	...	Miss Maupassant
Nathaniel Parker	...	Chairman of National Gallery
Lucy Punch	...	Verity Thwaites
Talulah Riley	...	Annabelle Fritton
Nicola Roberts	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Tereza Srbova	...	Anoushka
Juno Temple	...	Celia
Jeremy Thompson	...	Sky Newsreader
Kimberley Walsh	...	St. Trinian's Schoolgirl
Fenella Woolgar	...	Miss Cleaver
Steve Furst	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
Cato Sandford	...	Bedales Boy 1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Oliver Parker
Barnaby Thompson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Piers Ashworth		writer
Jamie Minoprio		additional material
Nick Moorcroft		writer
Ronald Searle		cartoons
Jonathan M. Stern		additional material

Produced by
Rupert Everett	....	executive producer
Nigel Green	....	executive producer
Mark Hubbard	....	co-producer
Sophie Meyer	....	associate producer
Oliver Parker	....	producer
James Spring	....	executive producer
Barnaby Thompson	....	producer

Original Music by
Charlie Mole

Cinematography by
Gavin Finney

Film Editing by
Alex Mackie

Casting by
Lucy Bevan

Production Design by
Amanda McArthur

Art Direction by
John Reid

Set Decoration by
Bridget Menzies

Costume Design by
Rebecca Hale
Penny Rose

Makeup Department
Charmaine Fuller	....	key makeup artist
Mandy Gold	....	key crowd makeup artist
Iain Guthrie	....	hair stylist
Pat Hay	....	makeup and hair designer
Helen Johnson	....	makeup artist
Liz Michie	....	key hair stylist
Rose Octon	....	hair and makeup trainee
Jamie Pritchard	....	hairdresser: Mr Everett
Lucy Sibbick	....	makeup dailies
Kelly Willis	....	hair and makeup trainee

Production Management
Alice Dawson	....	production manager
Linda Deacy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Byles	....	additional third assistant director
Melanie Dicks	....	first assistant director
Lucy Egerton	....	third assistant director
Dan John	....	second assistant director
Martin Kenzie	....	second unit director
Sandrine Loisy	....	crowd third assistant director
Sarah MacFarlane	....	crowd second assistant director
Terence Madden	....	additional third assistant director

Art Department
Rebecca Amissah	....	art department assistant
Owen Harrison	....	stand-by props
Robert Haynes	....	stand-by art director
David Horrill	....	property master
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist
Sarah Jenneson	....	graphic artist
Shay Leonard	....	props
Dave Reed	....	construction manager
Andrew Tapper	....	graphic designer
Penny White	....	dressing props
Peter Woods	....	dressing props

Sound Department
Justine Angus	....	sound editor
Jeremy Brown	....	third man
Gareth Bull	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Burgis	....	foley artist
Peter Eusebe	....	sound maintenance
Mark Holding	....	production sound mixer
Max Hoskins	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Kondal	....	sound editor
Keith Marriner	....	supervising sound designer
James Ridgway	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Richard Straker	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Wichall	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
James Davis III	....	special effects senior technician
Hugh Goodbody	....	special effects technician
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Kris Anderson	....	digital compositor
Phil Ashton	....	digital colourist
Steven Bray	....	digital compositor
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Simon Frame	....	visual effects supervisor
Richard Graham	....	visual effects producer
Lionel Heath	....	compositor: Men from Mars
Marc Hutchings	....	compositor: MFM
Joe Pavlo	....	digital compositor
Ben Turner	....	digital compositor: mfm
Thomas M. Horton	....	visual effects supervision: Men-from-Mars (uncredited)

Stunts
Gary Connery	....	stunt coordinator
Robin Earle	....	stunt rigger
Curtis Rivers	....	stunt double: Rupert Everett
Diz Sharpe	....	stunt rigger
Roy Taylor	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Alexander	....	camera trainee
Graham Baker	....	h.o.d. rigger
Ashley Bond	....	focus puller
Bob Bridges	....	video assist operator: visual effects
Luke Chisholm	....	grip assistant
Ann Marie Crotty	....	video operator
Kate Filby	....	clapper loader
Simon Fogg	....	grip
Ross Grainger	....	electrician
Brian Greenway	....	clapper loader: second unit
Gary Hymns	....	grip
Paul Hymns	....	grip
Martin Kenzie	....	director of photography: second unit
Steve Kitchen	....	best boy
Steve Kitchen	....	rigging gaffer
Sean Savage	....	camera operator
Iain Struthers	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Pat Sweeney	....	gaffer
Nick Wall	....	still photographer

Animation Department
Noel Donnellon	....	animation producer
Paul Donnellon	....	animation director
David Z. Obadiah	....	animation producer
Andrew White	....	animation compositor

Casting Department
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting
Alice Searby	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Viveene Campbell	....	costume trainee
Clementine Charity	....	wardrobe assistant
Helen Jerome	....	crowd wardrobe supervisor
Charlotte Sewell	....	costume supervisor
Victoria Taylor	....	wardrobe assistant
Emma Walker	....	costume breakdown artist
David Wootton	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Matthew Benns	....	digital intermediate data manager
Lorene Dewett	....	apprentice editor: FT2
Anya Dillon	....	first assistant editor
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Todd Kleparski	....	digital intermediate producer
Dominic Thomson	....	digital editor
Nadiya Luthra	....	post-production runner (uncredited)

Music Department
Alastair King	....	orchestrator
Ian Neil	....	music supervisor
Steve Parr	....	music recording mixer
Marios Takoushis	....	additional programmer

Transportation Department
Mark Crowley	....	unit driver
Rob Hempenstall	....	unit driver

Other crew
Johnathan Abbott	....	studio coordinator: Ealing Studios
Carolyn Allen	....	lead tutor
Carrie-Ann Banner	....	assistant production coordinator
Katrina Barton	....	assistant script supervisor
Neil Bhatt	....	unit publicist
Sam Blackmore	....	additional floor runner
Kate Bone	....	production assistant
Caroline Bowker	....	daily script supervisor: second unit
Sarah Brand	....	base camp runner
Hannah Brown	....	set runner
Adam Byles	....	floor runner
Leah Chalk	....	child wellfare
Nicole Chapman	....	floor runner
Valentina Coccia	....	production coordinator
Diana Dill	....	script supervisor
Simon George	....	head of finance: Ealing Studios
Simon George	....	head of finance: ealing studios
Harriet Harper	....	assistant to director
Dan Hillsdon	....	first accountant
Adrian Hubbard	....	production runner
Tabitha Jenkins	....	production executive
Pat Karam	....	location manager
Sarah Lucraft	....	production accountant
Nichola Martin	....	development executive
Shailini Vijay Naik	....	production assistant
Jeremy Pelzer	....	studio director: Ealing Studios
Michelle Pianca	....	assistant location manager
Tracey Taylor	....	assistant accountant

Thanks
Alan Parker	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Ealing Studios
• Fragile Films

Distributors

• Entertainment Film Distributors (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures (2008) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  sound post-production
• ARRI Media  camera and grip equipment provided by
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies/mobiles
• CCE Film Partners  developed with the assistance of
• Casting Collective  extras casting
• Compuhire  computer and video playback (post-production)
• DNA Music  music supervision
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Investec Bank  funding
• Kodak  motion picture film supplied by
• VooDooDog  animation and titles

Runtime:

UK:97 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | UK:12A | Ireland:15A | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UK

Company:

Ealing Studios

Trivia:

When Colin Firth first makes his inspection of St Trinian's, and is tossed out of the Posh Totty's window, he walks to the hockey field wet, in a white shirt with his jacket over his arm. This is reminiscent of the part he played in the 1990's mini series "Pride and Prejudice" (1995), where he does a scene in the exact same way as depicted here.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Cheltenham Ladies College arrive on their school bus to play hockey, Cheltenham is spelt wrong on the side of the bus - spelt Chelteham

Quotes:

Miss Fritton: Don't I make a good queen?

Movie Connections:

References Sin City (2005)

Soundtrack:

If I can't Dance

WARNING- This film WILL surprise you.

From the ashes of Ealing rises a film worthy of the studio name.

A fun packed, good natured, girl-powered romp complete with obligatory wacky robbery plot so beloved of the studios' classics. Though the plotting wavers the abundant energy carries it through with hardly a glitch. Rupert Everett is a revelation and Colin Firth wisely plays it straight even whilst sending himself up.

A very UK film with lots of in-jokes for us 30 somethings (loved the 'Another Country' line), funny lines and nicely sketched stereotypes for younger girls to admire and younger boys to fancy.

Great for a family trip or as a personal time-passer, it sold out continuously in Glasgow for weeks, although a sequel really isn't warranted.

Enjoy it as the stand alone little gem it is, harking back to the days when films were self-contained little classics rather than potential sequel spinners.

My comedy of 2007!

P.S.- Remember to stay for the 'Girls Aloud' title song credits!