''The Dollar Bottom'' is a 1981 British

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

directed by Roger Christian. It won an

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

at the

53rd Academy Awards The 53rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1980 and took place on March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles beginning at 7:00 p ...

in 1981 for Best Short Subject.

Plot

Schoolboys at a public school 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 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

* 1981 films 1981 short films British independent films British 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 {{short-film-stub