To Sir, with Love
“Turned-on teens... and the teacher who had to tame them!”
Synopsis
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
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Trailers, Teasers & Extra Featurettes
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Type: Trailer • Published 2022-06-14
Top Cast
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Sidney Poitier
Mark Thackeray
Christian Roberts
Denham
Judy Geeson
Pamela Dare
Suzy Kendall
Gillian Blanchard
Lulu
Barbara 'Babs' Pegg
Ann Bell
Mrs. Dare
Geoffrey Bayldon
Theo Weston
Faith Brook
Grace Evans
Patricia Routledge
Clinty Clintridge
Christopher Chittell
Potter
Lynne Sue Moon
Miss Wong
Adrienne Posta
Moira Joseph
Edward Burnham
Florian
Rita Webb
Mrs. Joseph
Fiona Duncan
Euphemia Phillips
Mona Bruce
Josie Dawes
Marianne Stone
Gert
Dervis Ward
Mr. Bell
Release History & Theatrical Window
June 14, 1967
Wide Cinema Exhibition
January 6, 2000
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$625K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$42.4M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
67.89x
+$41.8M net gain
Theatrical Status
Mega Hit
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- James Clavell
- Screenplay & Story
- James Clavell, E.R. Braithwaite
- Original Score
- Ron Grainer
- Original Title
- To Sir, with Love
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Production Budget
- $625K
- Worldwide Gross
- $42.4M
- Production Studios
- Columbia British Productions
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
James Clavell
James Clavell, E.R. Braithwaite
Ron Grainer
Paul Beeson
Peter Thornton
James Clavell
Department Leadership Roster
James Clavell
Producer
James Clavell
Director
James Clavell
Writer
Peter Thornton
Editor
E.R. Braithwaite
Writer
Paul Beeson
Director of Photography
Ron Grainer
Original Music Composer
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
NR: Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.
Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.
Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.
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Frequently Asked Questions About To Sir, with Love
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What is To Sir, with Love about?
A British Guianese engineer starts a job as a high school teacher in London’s East End, where his uninterested and delinquent pupils are in desperate need of attention and care.
Who directed To Sir, with Love?
To Sir, with Love was directed by James Clavell.
Who stars in To Sir, with Love?
The principal cast of To Sir, with Love includes Sidney Poitier, Christian Roberts, Judy Geeson, Suzy Kendall, Lulu.
When was To Sir, with Love released and how long is it?
To Sir, with Love was released in 1967 with a total runtime of 1h 45m.
What was the box office and production budget of To Sir, with Love?
To Sir, with Love had a reported production budget of $625K and grossed $42.4M at the worldwide box office (67.89 return on budget, classified as a blockbuster success).
Who composed the musical score for To Sir, with Love?
The original motion picture soundtrack for To Sir, with Love was composed by Ron Grainer.
What is the age rating and content advisory for To Sir, with Love?
To Sir, with Love holds official age classifications: DE: 12 (FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.); GB: PG (Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.); US: NR (Not Rated — Evaluated outside standard classification boards.).