UK,
1960, 85 min
Directed by:
Karel ReiszScreenplay:
Alan SillitoeCinematography:
Freddie FrancisComposer:
John DankworthCast:
Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field, Rachel Roberts, Peter Sallis, Colin Blakely, Cameron Hall, Peter Madden, Alister Williamson, Hylda Baker, Barlett Mullins (more)Plots(1)
Albert Finney is superb as the young factory worker in a Northern town who tries to escape from the restricting life on offer to him. Released in 1961 this film was the biggest box office hit of the British New Wave and became a classic example of what became known as the 'Kitchen Sink' movement; gritty stories set in the drudgery of the English lower classes. This film broke many taboos of the day, discussing sex, abortion and alcoholism within a setting of the never-talked about class struggle. (Shock Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1961 - Rachel Roberts (Best British Actress)
- 1961 - Outstanding British Film
- 1961 - Albert Finney (Most Promising Newcomer to Film)
- 1961 - Best Film
- 1961 - Albert Finney (Best British Actor)
- 1961 - Alan Sillitoe (Best British Screenplay)