In the United States, the film was denied a MPAA seal of approval due to a scene between Oliver Reed and Carol White which implied (but did not actually show) oral sex. Universal distributed the film through a subsidiary that was not a member of the MPAA. Along with a similar scene in Charlie Bubbles (1967), this helped to bring about the end of the Production Code in the USA and its replacement with a ratings system.

The film is often named as the first film to use the word fuck in its dialogue. Another contender is Ulysses, which was released the same year.

Table of contents

1 Credits 1.1 Production 1.2 Cast 2 External link

Credits

Production

• Producer - Michael Winner
• Director - Michael Winner
• Screenplay - Peter Draper

• Jonathan Lute - Orson Welles
• Andrew Quint - Oliver Reed
• Georgina Elben - Carol White
• Gerald Sater - Harry Andrews
• Headmaster - Michael Hordern
• Louise Quint - Wendy Craig
• Nicholas - Norman Rodway
• Josie - Marianne Faithfull
• Chaplain - Frank Finlay
• Carla - Ann Lynn
• Charles Maccabee - Harvey Hall
• Susannah - Lyn Ashley
• Walter - Edward Fox
• Basil Dignam
• Michael Cornwall - Mark Burns