An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 8 nominations total
Paul Henreid
- Staefel
- (as Paul Von Hernried)
Edmund Breon
- Colonel Morgan
- (as Edmond Breon)
Ernest Blyth
- Austrian Officer boarding Train
- (uncredited)
John Blythe
- Boy Calling Assembly
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- Trivia34-year-old Robert Donat ages 63 years (1870-1933) over the course of this movie. He remarked: "As soon as I put the mustache on, I felt the part, even if I did look like a great Airedale come out of a puddle."
- GoofsMiss Kathy tells Chips that the ballroom in Vienna is where Metternich drew up "the treaty of the five kings" (referring to the Congress of Vienna in 1814 ending the Napoleonic Wars) "nearly 100 years ago." But the montage after Kathy's death makes clear she died before the Boer War (1899) and Queen Victoria's funeral (1901). 100 years after the Congress of Vienna was 1914, the start of World War I when Chips becomes acting headmaster, and Kathy is spoken of as having died long ago.
- Quotes
[dying words]
Mr. Chipping 'Mr. Chips': I thought I heard you saying it was a pity... pity I never had any children. But you're wrong. I have. Thousands of them. Thousands of them... and all boys.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
- SoundtracksBrookfield School Song
(uncredited)
Music by Richard Addinsell
Lyrics by Eric Maschwitz
Performed by orchestra in opening credits
Sung by male chorus during school assembly and during closing credits
Featured review
Donat's greatest performance
As a classic film buff, I consider "Goodbye, Mr Chips" one of the best I have ever seen. In part, that is due to Robert Donat's incredible performance as,"Chips." He WAS Chips, and it was silly to try and remake a proven classic, though Peter O'Toole was not a bad choice in casting.
Donat captured the essence of Chips' shy personna and his love for "his boys," in one of the most sensitive performances I've ever had the pleasure to watch. In a year that arguably produced some of the greatest movies in film in history, "Goodbye, Mr Chips" ranks in the top 5 of all time.
I give it a 10!
Donat captured the essence of Chips' shy personna and his love for "his boys," in one of the most sensitive performances I've ever had the pleasure to watch. In a year that arguably produced some of the greatest movies in film in history, "Goodbye, Mr Chips" ranks in the top 5 of all time.
I give it a 10!
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- Sky-12
- Oct 17, 1999
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Goodbye Mr. Chips!
- Filming locations
- Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England, UK(Brookfield School)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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