Feb 01, 1981
33 min
Full-HD

The Dollar Bottom (1981)

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

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United Kingdom

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Robert Urquhart

Headmaster

Rikki Fulton

Karl

Iain Andrew

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