Pebbles in the Flood (1975) | BFI National Archive

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Musings on life and literature in this student drama made by the Cambridge Film Unit. One of the leading actors, Nicholas Hytner, later said "I think I was savvy enough when I went to Cambridge to discover I was a poor actor." Nick Hytner went on to have an acclaimed career as a theatre and film director, and was Director of the National Theatre from 2003–2015.

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