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Nicholas Hytner


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Nicholas Hytner - what members say


  • The History Boys
  • The History Boys review by daveg from Totnes, Devon
    Rated - 3.0 stars Probably great on stage 21 August 2008
    ...ces that notion. Sadly it's just not a terribly good film. The direction (by Nicholas Hytner who also did the NT version) is notably stagey, and although it seems fatuous t...   Read customer review

Nicholas Hytner - filmography


  • The History Boys on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Samuel Anderson,  Jack Bagley,  Samuel Barnett
    Director: Nicholas Hytner
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "The History Boys" tells the story of an unruly class of bright, funny history students in pursuit of an undergraduate place at Oxford or Cambridge. Bounced between their maverick English master (Richard Griffiths), a young and shrewd teacher hired to up their test scores (Stephen Campbell Moore), ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 40,596 members
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  • Center Stage on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Amanda Schull,  Susan May Pratt,  Peter Gallagher
    Director: Nicholas Hytner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    All Jody Walker (Amanda Schull) has ever wanted is to be a ballerina in the American Ballet Company. Her dream begins to come true when she's accepted to the company's Academy in New York City. Along with street-smart Eva (Zoe Saldana), veteran student Maureen (Susan May Pratt), sensitive Charlie (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 2,016 members
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  • The Crucible on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Winona Ryder,  Daniel Day-Lewis,  Paul Scofield
    Director: Nicholas Hytner
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The film adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic, fact-based play, which was a veiled metaphor for the "Red Scare" McCarthy Hearings of the 1950s. Set in 1690s Salem, Massachusetts, the story concerns Abigail (Ryder), a teenager who once had an affair with married farmer John Proctor (Day-Lewis). ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 4,071 members
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  • La Clemenza Di Tito - Mozart on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Philip Langridge,  Ashley Putnam,  Diana Montague
    Director: Nicholas Hytner
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    From Glyndebourne's 1991 tribute to the Mozart bicentenary, a stellar cast, conducted by Andrew Davis, combine forces for a stunning production of Mozart's opera. Acclaimed director Nicholas Hytner's staging is faithful to the original while interpreting it with a modern sensibility.
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 68 members
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  • Tippett - King Priam on DVD (1985)
    Director: Nicholas Hytner
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Michael Tippett's opera which follows the King Of Troy and the long and bloody Trojan War.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 16 members
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  • Miss Saigon - The Heat Is On
    Starring: Greg Ellis,  Nicholas Hytner,  Cameron Mackintosh
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    An absorbing study of 'Miss Saigon' from shots of its producers putting the final polish to the score to on-stage shots of the cast during preliminary rehearsals followed by footage of the triumphant first night at Drury Lane.
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 8 members
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Nicholas Hytner facts

5 most recent films

Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte - 4.0 stars
Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The History Boys - 3.0 stars
Center Stage - 3.5 stars
The Object Of My Affection - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte - 4.0 stars
The Madness Of King George - 3.5 stars
Xerxes - 3.5 stars
Center Stage - 3.5 stars
The Crucible - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Miss Saigon - The Heat Is On - 2.5 stars
Tippett - King Priam - 3.5 stars
Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
La Clemenza Di Tito - Mozart - 3.0 stars
The Object Of My Affection - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Luca Pisaroni - 2 times - show films
Martine Mahe - 1 times - show films
Jennifer Aniston - 1 times - show films
Christopher Robson - 1 times - show films
Cameron Mackintosh - 1 times - show films