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The Belles of St. Trinian's was a 1954 British comedy film starring Alastair Sim and George Cole. The film was a parody of the British public school system, and it was directed by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat. The film was a critical and commercial success, and it spawned a number of sequels. Emma Thompson played a schoolgirl in the film while she was still studying at Cambridge University.