Nicholas Hytner's upcomingfilm of Alan Bennett's stage phenomenon The History Boys will have its world premiere in London in thepresence of the Prince Of Wales and the Duchess Of Cornwall on Oct 2. Thepremiere will be held in aid of The Prince's Trust.

The cast of the play, whichalso appears in the film, will fly directly from New York where the currentBroadway run ends on Oct 1.

The film is produced byKevin Loader, Hytner and Damian Jones, and financed by DNA Films and BBC Films.Fox will release the film in the UK on Oct 13 and Fox Searchlight will launchit in the US on Nov 22.

The film stars RichardGriffiths, Frances de la Tour, Stephen Campbell Moore and Clive Merrison.