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This is one of the finest of the late 1950s-early 1960s British "kitchen sink" dramas - the gritty, realistic looks at working class folk and their very real social problems. Attenborough is against a strike at his factory and although he initially rebels, he eventually gives in - but the other workers bear a grudge and make his life ever more miserable. An excellent study in the costs of taking a stand against the mob and the brutal animal mob mentality - or lack thereof. Attenborough is fine and Pier Angeli gives her best screen performance as his distraught wife. Watch for Brian Bedford and Oliver Reed in small roles. This is well worth going out of your way for - a thoughtful and absorbing, excellently written script - it earned an Oscar Nom - and fine acting. Editor was later director Anthony Harvey.
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