The pure hell of st trinians is a 1960 british comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school. The pupils are found guilty and the judge hands them into the care of a pretty dubious child psychiatrist. The ministry of education, police and army go to rescue them, but it is the notorious st. The new st trinians film should be given a very wide berth. Ingrid bergmans rating of the film the pure hell of st. It and its sequels were inspired by british cartoonist ronald searle. When the new minister of education announces he will personally sort the place out he doesnt realise either the enormity of the task or that the headmistress is an old flame. In this one, the school is threatened with foreclosure by the bank and the ultraconservative minister of education. The pure hell of st trinian s frank launder 1960 90min. Pages in category st trinians films the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. The pure hell of st trinian s is a 1960 british comedy film set in the fictional st trinian s school. Trinians 1961 naughty british schoolgirls wind up in arabia, taken there by a professor cecil parker to be wives for an emirs sons. Ms girls dressed as hockey teachers carrying teacher out of school.
The original st trinians films are exceptionally well written and cleverly acted out, mocking the accepted style for romantic drama of the day. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. The legend of fritton s gold, was released in 2009. The belles of st trinian s 1954 blue murder at st trinian s 1957 the pure hell of st trinian s 1960 the great st trinian s train robbery 1966 the first reboot. Trinians girls are thinking of disbanding their union to form an even more powerful nonunion, the ministry gives in on their demands. Trinians 1957, the girls contrive to cheat on a national competition to justify traveling abroad to meet a rich and eligible bachelor.
Trinians 1960 sidney gilliat, frank launder on allmovie one in the series of st. Trinians 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Trinians 1 hours and 37 minutes movie 2007 st trinians proudly continues to represent the unacceptable face of british education. The belles of st trinians is the first film to feature the naughty girls of st trinians school, this was followed by three sequels 1957s blue murder at st trinians, 1960s the pure hell of st trinians and 1966s the great st trinians train robbery and a weak 1980 followup, the wildcats of st trinians. Buy online, view images and see past prices for the pure hell of st. Joyce grenfell takes the lead as a clumsy young police sergeant gone undercover to investigate the dubious goings on at millicent frittons establishment for young ladies, which turns out to include the use of a chemistry lab as a liquor distillery and low. Trinian s forth form who are going to make the real difference. The third film, i believe, gives the regulars more of a chance to shine.
Trinians is a film programme that first aired in 1960 and has been classified a u certificate. Trinians offbeat, irreverent comedies that began in 1953 and continued strong through the 60s, this farce by frank launder features the usual bevy of comely young women. The music is too hip, and trying to have a trendy story linecompletely misses the point and harmless fun of the earlier. The belles of st trinians is the first film to feature the naughty girls of st trinians school, this was followed by three sequels 1957s blue murder at st trinians, 1960s the pure hell of st trinians and 1966s the great st trinians train robbery and a weak 1980 followup, the wildcats of st trinians based on ronald searles cartoons, the first film is a terrific. The films are set in a disreputable girls school where the only rule is that there. Trinians with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Trinians 1960 british uk quad film poster this was the third film of the original st. Directed by frank launder and written by him and sidney gilliat. Dialog is brisk and the film is directed at a sufficiently swift pace to keep the fun moving steadily.
With cecil parker, george cole, joyce grenfell, eric barker. Trinians forth form who are going to make the real difference. The belles of st trinian s is a comedy film set in the fictional st trinian s school, released in 1954. Set post btvs s7 in my willow and kennedy universe. Jun 01, 2015 madhog introduces devar to the pure anarchist glory that is the st. Miss brenner has become the school cleaning lady, cleaning the toilets. St trinians is a film series based on a series of cartoons by ronald searle who also was responsible for the molesworth books and dick deadeye, or duty done. When the school burns to the ground theres clearly been some arson around.
Directed by frank launder and written by him and sidney gilliat, it was the first of a series of five. Trinian s is a film directed by frank launder with cecil parker, george cole, joyce grenfell, eric barker, year. The belles of st trinians 1954 blue murder at st trinians 1957 the pure hell of st trinians 1960 the great st trinians train robbery 1966 the first reboot. Directed by frank launder and written by him and sidney gilliat, it was the third in a series of four films. Trinians 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses. Trinians ingrid bergman not up to the standard of some of the other st trinians capers largely due to the absence of the brilliant alastair sim, but this one is still funny enough to make it worth watching. Trinians 1960 12221960 gb comedy 1h 34m user score. Trinians set just before the beginning of the pure hell of st. The great st trinians school reunion film the guardian.
Madhog introduces devar to the pure anarchist glory that is the st. Trinians girls overwhelm the unprepared lads and soon the st. The belles of st trinians is a comedy film set in the fictional st trinians school, released in 1954. Trinian s offbeat, irreverent comedies that began in 1953 and continued strong through the 60s, this farce by frank launder features the usual bevy of comely young women. The sixth form are soon kidnapped and on their way to arabia with the. Trinian s 1 hour s and 37 minutes movie 2007 st trinians proudly continues to represent the unacceptable face of british education.
Trinians 1961 cast and crew naughty british schoolgirls wind up in arabia, taken there by a professor cecil parker to be wives for an emirs sons. Even the 12 year olds in front of us spent most of the film in the loo or buying more junk to eat as did much of the audience. Leslie gilliat, sidney gilliat, ronald searle, val valentine. After they have burned down the school, the girls are shipped off to the middle east, where with. Trinian s 1960 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Trinians, dvd, manufactured on demand, comedyclassic, 644827836727.
The pure hell of st trinians 1960, directed by frank launder. Trinian s girls burn down the school building and are, subsequently, put on trial at. The pure hell of st trinians 1960, directed by frank. Trinians students are, the third film gives more screen time to adults, especially the wonderfully eccentric civil servants at the ministry of education. The sixth form are sent to arabia to become harem girls. Pages in category st trinian s films the following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. Fiftyseven years on, heath has assembled a small army of st trinians old girls her torture victim jill evans among them to attend a special screening of the film at the barbican next week. Little does he know what he s letting himself in for. Trinian s series and as with the previous movie posters, artwork was provided by the incomparable ronald searle. Trinians offbeat, irreverent comedies that began in 1953 and continued strong through the 60s, this farce by frank.
Save your money and buy a dvd of the previous one, st. Little does he know what hes letting himself in for. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. The franchise would have to wait 27 more years before a new film came out, this time simply called st. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the pure hell of st. Trinians 1960, the girls are subjected to a scheme to be inducted into a sheiks. A dubious child psychiatrist is put in charge of the st. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep.
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