If....

If you attended a British boys school in the 1960s, which side would you be on? Malcolm McDowell (Heroes, Entourage, Royal Flash, A Clockwork Orange) made his powerful film debut as Mick Travis, an average student at a typical English boarding school. When Mick grows a mustache in mild protest of the school’s arcane rules, older boys punish him violently, with the blessing of the school authorities. Your heart will be in your throat as you accompany Mick on his painful transition from anguished resentment to serious revolt. Like The Wild One and Rebel Without a Cause in the US, If.... shook the UK with its searing look at the clash between personal freedom and social order in a class-driven society. Nominated for Golden Globe® and BAFTA® Awards, and winner of the coveted Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. Recommended for mature viewers.

The director sent a doctored script to offi cials of his alma mater, Cheltenham College——omitting some of the violence in order to get permission to fi lm on location.