The Dollar Bottom

The Dollar Bottom is a 1981 British short film directed by Roger Christian. It won an Oscar at the 53rd Academy Awards in 1981 for Best Short Subject.^[1]

The Dollar Bottom
Directed by	Roger Christian
Written by	James Kennaway Shane Connaughton
Produced by	Lloyd Phillips Ian Scorer Neil Vine-Miller
Starring	Robert Urquhart Rikki Fulton
Cinematography	Roger Pratt
Edited by	Richard Trevor
Music by	Trevor Jones
Distributed by	Cinema International Corporation
Release date	1981 (1981)
Running time	33 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Schoolboys at a private school in Edinburgh 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