Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

gridoon2018 This extremely creepy, offbeat British thriller has a truly great opening shot and is effectively made and very well acted (the director apparently knew which of his younger actors were the more gifted ones, and he gave them the bigger parts), but it also stretches credibility at several points (the behavior of the new teacher often seems irrational - he could just run away, or he could inform the police directly, but he does neither of those things; instead, he endangers his and his wife's lives), the final twist (about the identity of the "ringleader") is rather predictable, and the eternal absence of "Zigo" is never dealt with - it's like a joke without a punchline. **1/2 out of 4.

preppy-3 John Ebony (David Hemmings) is hired to replace a teacher at a private boys school. It seems his predecessor had an "accident" and fell off a cliff to his death. John finds out that his students actually killed him and that he better toe the line...or else.Obscure little British thriller. It's a little slow and not a great movie but worth catching. The acting by everyone is excellent and the matter of fact way the boys act about the murder is pretty disturbing. It starts off slow and things slowly escalate till it gets VERY upsetting during the last half hour. The only real debit is the students are (pretty obviously) way too old to be in school. Still this is worth catching. Not available on VHS or DVD but the whole film is on YouTube.

ShadeGrenade John Mackenzie, the director of this film, passed away last month. He is probably best remembered for the sublime 1980 gangster drama 'The Long Good Friday' with Bob Hoskins. 'Unman, Wittering & Zigo' ( 1971 ) is not as well known, but just as gripping. I first saw it on B.B.C.-2 one Sunday night sometime around the late '70's, and it frightened the life out of me. I was due back at school the next day, and it was pretty rough, with a minority in my class thinking they had the God-given right to do as little work as possible and laugh at those wishing to get good grades. I was fearful they might start copying the boys in this movie.Adapted by Simon Raven from a radio play by Giles Cooper, the story begins with the death of a teacher - Mr.Pelham - who falls from a cliff. The coroners' verdict is accidental death. A replacement arrives at Chantry boarding school for boys - the idealistic 'John Ebony' ( David Hemmings ). He finds class Lower Five B to be arrogant, insufferable, yet quick-witted. One of their number, Wittering ( Colin Barrie ), is forever being picked on. They claim to have murdered Pelham, and will do the same to him unless he co-operates. The boys have devised what they call a 'modus operandi' - in return for his life, he must fake exam results and pass bets to the bookie. When Ebony tries to tell the headmaster ( Douglas Wilmer ), he realises he has no proof of what the boys are doing, and hands in his notice. Under the terms of his contract, he must stay until the end of term, so he decides to try and discover who the gang's ringleader is. The 'modus operandi' ends. Enraged, Lower Five B punish him by tormenting his attractive wife Silvia ( Carolyn Seymour )...Strongly reminiscent of Lindsay Anderson's 'If...' ( 1968 ), this darkly comic film has not been on television in years nor available on D.V.D. or Blu-Ray. It deserves to be better known. The cabal of Lower Five B are thoroughly evil, basically Malcolm McDowell's 'A Clockwork Orange' gang in blazers. Ebony is so terrified of them he even has a weird nightmare in which he is stripped naked in a forest and carried aloft. But the scene which disturbs the most is Silvia trapped by a gym, and the boys calmly announcing their intention to gang-bang her.The cast are good, particularly Hemmings - who also produced - and Seymour. Amongst the boys are Michael Kitchen, Tom Owen ( son of Bill ), Michael Cashman, and James Wardroper. Other familiar faces are Tony Haygarth, Barbara Lott, Donald Gee, and Hamilton Dyce.The revelation at the end may strike some as contrived, but I have noticed that teenage gangs often tend to be led by the unlikeliest candidates, so maybe its not so contrived after all.'Zigo', incidentally, does not appear even though his name is in the title. We are told he is in Jamaica recuperating from an illness. Being amongst this lot would make anyone sick. In an amusing touch, he is listed in the closing credits as 'Zigo...Absent'!

robertconnor When a school teacher dies in an accident, his replacement quickly begins to suspect his students of murder.Using its theatrical origins to claustrophobic effect, Unman, Wittering and Zigo very cleverly builds up layer upon layer of tension and menace, as Hemming's naive and idealistic Mr. Ebony is quickly and easily outclassed by his pupils, seemingly at every turn. Dismissed by his headmaster, and humoured by both his wife and a fellow teacher, Ebony is slowly ground into submission by the boys as they repeatedly claim to have killed his predecessor. However, when the boys attempt an assault on his wife as a way of further controlling Ebony, the web they have spun begins to unravel until eventually another tragedy forces out the truth.Chilly and chilling, Mackenzie is well-served by his actors, both adult and juvenile. Hemmings captures just the right note of bewilderment and impotence, whilst Seymour turns the potentially thankless role of Mrs. Ebony into a striking portrait of independence, determination and naturalism - her performance during the attempted assault by the boys is quite brilliant. Standout amongst the boys are Hoye, Owen and Cashman, all conveying stonewall confidence collectively, whilst allowing just the faint trace of fear and uncertainty when separated from their classmates. Unsettling allusions to Ebony's ambivalence and a vaguely sexual response to his ordeal add to the mix, and only a slightly dissatisfying and unbelievable conclusion mar what is otherwise a deeply disturbing, grown up story. Highly recommended, if you can track it down.