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{{short description|1968 British film by Lindsay Anderson}} {{About|the 1968 drama film||If (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox film | image = If British poster.jpg | alt = | caption = British cinema poster | director = [[Lindsay Anderson]] | producer = Lindsay Anderson<br />[[Michael Medwin]] | screenplay = [[David Sherwin]] | story = David Sherwin<br />[[John Howlett]] | starring = [[Malcolm McDowell]]<br />[[Richard Warwick]]<br />[[Christine Noonan]]<br />[[David Wood (actor)|David Wood]]<br />[[Robert Swann (actor)|Robert Swann]] | music = [[Marc Wilkinson]] | cinematography = [[Miroslav Ondříček]] | editing = [[David Gladwell]] | studio = Memorial Enterprises | distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]] | released = {{Film date|df=y|1968|12|5|[[London Film Festival]]|1968|12|19|London}} | runtime = 111 minutes | country = United Kingdom | budget = $500,000<ref name="walker">Alexander Walker, ''Hollywood, England'', Stein and Day, 1974 p402</ref> | gross = $2.3 million <small>(rentals)</small><ref>"Big Rental Films of 1969", ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', 7 January 1970 p 15</ref> | language = English }} '''''If....''''' (stylized as '''''if....''''') is a 1968 British [[Satire (film and television)|satirical]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced and directed by [[Lindsay Anderson]], and starring [[Malcolm McDowell]] as the character [[Mick Travis]], who appeared in two further Anderson films. Other actors include [[Richard Warwick]], [[Christine Noonan]], [[David Wood (actor)|David Wood]], and [[Robert Swann (actor)|Robert Swann]].<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=If.... |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150197427 |access-date=6 March 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref> A satire of [[Public School (United Kingdom)|English public school]] life, the film follows a group of pupils who stage a savage insurrection at a boys' boarding school. The film is notable for jumpstarting McDowell's and Andersons career, its use of black-and-white and colour switches throughout the film, and its blend of surreal and realistic elements. Film historians have debated why the film switches out of color for years, but the real reason was because the crew didn't have enough money to buy color for most of the interior scenes. Anderson has disagreed with these rumours and said that he switches the color to distort the viewer. Upon release, ''If....'' received critical acclaim, with praise for its powerful and accurate depiction of the British Public School system. It continues to be considered one of the greatest British films of the 20th century, and inspires audiences with its portrayal of youthful rebellion.
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