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The Dollar Bottom

7.3198133mMovie

Light-hearted tale about an enterprising Edinburgh boarding school boy who sets up an insurance scheme for fellow pupils in 1953 against getting caned, which quickly earns him a small fortune

DirectorRoger Christian
WriterShane Connaughton
ProducerLloyd Phillips

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Cast · Directed by Roger Christian

RURobert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart
Headmaster
RFRikki Fulton
Rikki Fulton
Karl
IA
Iain Andrew
Browne

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The Dollar Bottom hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around March 22, 1981. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.