Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1969 American musical film directed by Herbert Ross. The screenplay by Terence Rattigan is based on James Hiltons 1934 novella of the same name, which was first adapted for the screen in 1939.
Although her close friend and confidante Ursula Mossbank said to be inspired by actress Tallulah Bankhead helps Katherine thwart Lord Sutterwicks plan to deprive the school of a generous financial endowment because of the womans background, her past eventually deprives Chips of his longheld dream of being named headmaster in 1939. Still, the couples devotion to each other overcomes all obstacles threatening their marriage, extending throughyears together, when Katherine is killed in 1944 by a German V1 flying bomb while entertaining the troops at a local Royal Air Force base. Too late for his wife to share in his happiness, Chips was picked as headmaster of Brookfield that same day, and lives out his years at the school, loved by his pupils and comforted by his happy memories.Terence Rattigans screenplay is a major departure from the simple plot of Hiltons novella. The time frame of the original story was advanced by several decades, now starting in the 1920s, continuing through World War II, and ending in the late 1960s. Also, it does not show Chippings first arrival at the Brookfield School, but starts with him already an established member of the teaching staff. ........
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