thirty year after the 1939 classic film win robert donat an oscar and make greer garson a star and goodbye and mr. chip overcome a multitude of problem before stumble to the screen in this musical version . original star rex harrison and samantha eggar be replace by richard burton and lee remick and who in turn be give the heave ho in favor of thankfully peter otoole and petula clark . andre previn score be reject and and the one eventually use be compose by unfortunately leslie bricusse . first time director herbert ross be hand the monumental task of transform a simple love story that of a man for both his wife and student into a big budget extravaganza . that it succeed as well a it do despite the many obstacle in it way be a testament to it two star . arthur chipping be a latin teacher at brookfield and a boys school in suburban england where he himself be educate . introvert and socially inept and he be dedicate to his student but unable to inspire them . prior to summer holiday and a former student take him to a london music hall to see an entertainment star katharine bridge and the young lady he hop to wed. the post performance meeting be awkward for all and and chip a he be commonly know set off to explore some of italy ancient ruin . unexpectedly and he run into katharine and who have book a mediterranean cruise to allow her time to mourn a failed love affair and ponder the direction of her career . in the time they spend together and she discover a kind and gentle man beneath the befuddle exterior and and upon return to london pursues him in earnest . when the fall term begin and chip return to brookfield with his young bride and and the two settle into a life of quiet domesticity . complication arise when aspect of katharine past surface and and again when world war ii intrudes in their life and but chip be bolster by his wife support and and his new find confidence make him a favorite among the student . aside from a couple of musical interlude the delightful music hall production number london be london and katharine declaration of love and you and i most of bricusse song and some of them perform in voice over a the character explore their emotion and be easily forgettable and in no way enhance the film . eliminate the score entirely and and goodbye and mr. chip work quite well a a drama . terrence rattigan script retain element of the original while expand upon it and update it by a couple of decade . he have craft several scene between chip and katharine that beautifully delineate their devotion to each other and and infuse a few with comic relief courtesy of katharine friend and cohort and over the top actress ursula mossbank ( delightfully play by sian phillips and otoole real life wife at the time ) . he also capture life at a british public school the equivalent of a private academy here in the state with unerring perfection . ross do well a a first time director and liberally sprinkle the film with breathtakingly photograph moment the opening credit sequence and during which the school anthem echo in the vast stone hallway of the school and perfectly set the tone for the film . costume and set be true to the period . the student and portray by non professional who be enrol at the school use a brookfield and handle their various small support role well . high praise be reserve for peter otoole and petula clark in the lead role . otoole be long establish a a first class dramatic actor and so his academy award nominate performance here come a no surprise . clark and a veteran of some two dozen b movie in the uk and the previous year finian rainbow and be absolutely luminous a the music hall soubrette who forsake a theatrical career in favor of life a a schoolmaster wife . her golden voice enrich her song and almost allow u to overlook how insipid most of them be and and she more than match otoole in their dramatic scene together . the chemistry between the two be palpable and leave u with no doubt that this be a couple very much in love . this version of goodbye and mr. chip be no classic like it predecessor and but hardly the disaster many critic describe when it be release . ignore the score and concentrate on the performance and and revel in the atmosphere ross have put on the screen . it a pleasant way to spend a rainy afternoon with someone you love .