The Custard Boys 1979
The Custard Boys
An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?
An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?
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Full Cast & Crew... Young John Curlew
EM
Eric Milliet... Mark Stein
BC
Ben Clennell... Lewis Craig
... Andrew Craig
... Willie Aldrich
PB
Paul Bolton... Jacob Freen
Directors:
Release Date:
Nov 24, 1979 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 22`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
Cast & Crew of
The Custard Boys
Directors & Credit Writers
CF
Colin Finbow... Director
Cast
... Young John Curlew
EM
Eric Milliet... Mark Stein
BC
Ben Clennell... Lewis Craig
... Andrew Craig
... Willie Aldrich
PB
Paul Bolton... Jacob Freen
... Mrs. Curlew
LS
Les Scott... Mr. Curlew
DD
Doug Dawes... Headmaster
RC
Roger Cleave... Mr. Wilson
... Tom