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Look Back in Anger (1958)
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29 December 1959 (Denmark)
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An electrifying adult experience... from the sensational play by John Osborne that shocked the world!
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A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values. full summary | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 4 nominations
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Family Britain by David Kynaston | Book review
(From The Guardian - Film News. 13 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Four Angry Young Men: Richard Burton, Albert Finney, Richard Harris, Tom Courtenay
(From Alternative Film Guide. 26 October 2009, 1:53 PM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 13 November 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)
Four Angry Young Men: Richard Burton, Albert Finney, Richard Harris, Tom Courtenay
(From Alternative Film Guide. 26 October 2009, 1:53 PM, PDT)
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Burton is Electrifying!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Richard Burton | ... | Jimmy Porter | |
| Claire Bloom | ... | Helena Charles | |
| Mary Ure | ... | Alison Porter | |
| Edith Evans | ... | Mrs. Tanner | |
| Gary Raymond | ... | Cliff Lewis | |
| Glen Byam Shaw | ... | Colonel Redfern | |
| Phyllis Neilson-Terry | ... | Mrs. Redfern | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | Hurst | |
| Jane Eccles | ... | Miss Drury | |
| S.P. Kapoor | ... | Kapoor | |
| George Devine | ... | Doctor | |
| Walter Hudd | ... | Actor | |
| Anne Dickins | ... | Girl A.S.M | |
| John Dearth | ... | Pet Stall Man | |
| Nigel Davenport | ... | 1st Commercial Traveller |
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98 min
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Charles Saynor worked two days.
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Jimmy Porter:
Why do we spend half Sunday reading the newspapers?
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Referenced in Harry Saltzman: Showman (2000) (V)
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This film is powerful! The acting, writing, direction all superb! Richard Burton can deliver lines on-screen like no other actor. A "how-to" film in film-making.
Claire Bloom sizzles with Burton, you can feel the passion and desire on the screen. His friendship with his Welsh room mate is touching and serves as an anchor for the plot. Tension is always present and the attitudes of the time are perfectly portrayed. His relationship with his wife is interesting in his domineering, passionate and fiery temperament, as only Burton can render it. Today the only word that would be used to describe Burton's behaviour would be "abusive", but there was a reason for this, as Ma Tanner's death would later show.
Jimmy Porter, as played by Burton, seems like an irascible creature but there are many good points in his character. Anger is not a "dirty word" in this movie as it would be portrayed in today's films. Society then would try to understand other peoples' foibles by trying to ascertain the underlying root cause.
We could learn a lot from this movie today. A "must see" for any intelligent audience. A tremendous film portrayal! Worth owning!