''The Dollar Bottom'' is a 1981 British
short film
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directed by
Roger Christian. It won an
Oscar
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at the
53rd Academy Awards
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in 1981 for
Best Short Subject.
Plot
Schoolboys at a private school in
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...
set up an insurance scheme against being caned by the teachers. The scheme proves so successful that they float the company on the stock market.
Cast
*
Robert Urquhart as Headmaster
*
Rikki Fulton
Robert Kerr "Rikki" Fulton (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best remembered for writing and performing in the long-running BBC Scotland sketch show, ''Scotch and Wry''. He was also known for his appearances ...
as Karl
* Jonathan McNeil as Taylor 2
* Angus Reid as Graham
* Iain Andrew as Browne
* David Bullion as Macadam
* Martin Thom as Macbeth
* Neil Crossan as Knox
* John Field as Hepburn
* Peter Adair as Moncrieff
* David Mowat as Porter
* Ruth Munroe as Mrs. Maclaren
* Alexander Bell as Schoolboy
* Robin Gow as Schoolboy
* Bruce Barrons as Schoolboy
* Gareth Williams as Schoolboy
References
External links
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1981 films
1981 short films
British independent films
British comedy short films
1981 independent films
Films directed by Roger Christian
Films scored by Trevor Jones
Live Action Short Film Academy Award winners
1980s English-language films
1980s British films
English-language short films
English-language independent films
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