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William Hundert is a passionate and principled Classics professor who finds his tightly-controlled world shaken and inexorably altered when a new student, Sedgewick Bell, walks into his classroom. What begins as a fierce battle of wills gives way to a close student-teacher relationship, but results in a life lesson for Hundert that will still haunt him a quarter of a century later.
Theatrical
Nov 22, 2002
Box Office
$16.3M
DVD / Blu-ray
May 6, 2003
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Universal Pictures
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See all →A Teacher's Reflection on Ambition and Change
William Hundert
I should have known Ellerby was conducting a cloak & dagger behind the scenes campaign for years to take the top spot. He is godfather to children of two different trustees, for crying out loud.
Elizabeth Hundert
Here is to Saint Benedict's, and your unexpected retirement. Now that that chapter is over in our lives, any future plans?
[Hunderts toast]
William Hundert
I have always wanted to go into my father's line of work; to write. I have a good idea for a fictional book about the rise of the Roman Republic.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Fundraising Experience Discussion in Education
Miss Johnston
We have debated long and hard about taking you out of your classroom.
Mr. Castle
As you know, a headmaster's job is a rigorous one. One must be prepared to do battle 24 hours a day, sometimes it can feel like more.
William Hundert
Well, after rowing the lake every day for the past seven presidential administrations, with exceptions to inclement weather of course, I feel fit enough.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →K
Kevin Kline
William Hundert
E
Emile Hirsch
Sedgewick Bell
J
Jesse Eisenberg
Louis Masoudi
P
Paul Dano
Martin Blythe
R
Rob Morrow
James Ellerby
E
Embeth Davidtz
Elizabeth
E
Edward Herrmann
Headmaster Woodbridge
H
Helen Carey
Miss Johnston
M
Molly Regan
Miss Peters
P
Purva Bedi
Anna Mehta
D
Deirdre Lorenz
Dr. Kelly Ryan
J
Joel Gretsch
Sedgewick Bell (older)
S
Steven Culp
Older Martin Blythe
R
Rahul Khanna
Older Deepak Mehta
P
Patrick Dempsey
Older Louis Masoudi
J
Jimmy Walsh
Robert Bell
S
Sophie Wise
Brunette
E
Elizabeth Hobgood
Victoria Bell
N
Nick Hagelin
Martin Blythe the 4th
K
Katherine O'Sullivan
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