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Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1969 British musical film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Terence Rattigan is based on James Hilton's 1934 novella Goodbye, Mr. Chips, which was first adapted for the screen in 1939.
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That the true conflict was actually Chips’s relationship with the students (which is certainly borne out in James Hilton’s book, upon which this is based). As such, the fact that the bulk of the story focused exclusively on Kathie and not the students shows the fatal weakness in its structure.
Hilton reportedly based the character of Mr. Chips on his father and on William Henry Balgarnie, a master of The Leys School, a public school in Cambridge that Hilton attended.
Mr. Chips, fictional character, a gentle and kindly English schoolteacher in the novel Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1934) by James Hilton. He is known as Mr. Chipping in the novel; the nickname Mr. Chips is bestowed by his students. (The character is identified as Arthur Chipping in a 1969 film.
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A shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher falls for a flashy showgirl. Arthur Chipping (Peter O'Toole) is an academic teaching at Brookfield Boys' School outside of London in the 1920's.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, British film drama, released in 1939, that was based on James Hilton’s highly successful novel of the same name. Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a touching, sentimental tale of a beloved British schoolmaster (played by Robert Donat).
Sep 6, 2023 · Analysis and discussion of characters in James Hilton's Good-bye, Mr. Chips.
