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.
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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
Stephen Casciani as Schoolboy
Alexander Bell as Schoolboy
Robin Gow as Schoolboy
Bruce Barrons as Schoolboy
Gareth Williams as Schoolboy
Peter Casciani as Schoolboy