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Director:
Writers:
Stan Barstow (novel)
Willis Hall (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 October 1962 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
A Kind Of Loving that knew no wrong until it was too late!
Plot:
A young man, inching his way up from working-class traditions via a white-collar job, finds himself... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 4 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 1 win more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Great Brit Waterhouse Dead At 80
 (From WENN. 4 September 2009, 12:11 PM, PDT)

Actor Alan Bates Dies at 69
 (From IMDb News. 28 December 2003)

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It's dark,damp,and depressing oop north - brilliant! more (16 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Alan Bates ... Victor Arthur 'Vic' Brown
June Ritchie ... Ingrid Rothwell
Thora Hird ... Mrs. Rothwell
Bert Palmer ... Mr. Geoffrey Brown
Malcolm Patton ... Jim Brown
Gwen Nelson ... Mrs. Brown
Pat Keen ... Christine Harris
David Mahlowe ... David Harris
Jack Smethurst ... Conroy
James Bolam ... Jeff
Michael Deacon ... Les
John Ronane ... Draughtsman
David Cook ... Draughtsman
Norman Heyes ... Laisterdyke
Leonard Rossiter ... Whymper
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:112 min | Germany:107 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:L | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11 | UK:X (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This only really found an audience at home in the UK when it landed the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. more
Quotes:
Vic: You know, it's a funny feeling. Sometimes I really fancy her, and the next day I can hardly stand the sight of her. more
Movie Connections:
References Victim (1961) more

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It's dark,damp,and depressing oop north - brilliant!, 5 November 2005
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Author: ianlouisiana from United Kingdom

Hormonal trainee draughtsman Alan Bates fancies nice-but-dim typist June Ritchie.Er,that's about it really.Formula kitchen sink plot,sub-sub John Osborne/John Braine characters.Sit and watch it in the 3/9d seats whilst stuffing your face with Smith's crisp(watch out for the little blue bag containing salt) and smoking your "Strand".Turn off your brain and put your hand on your girl friend's knee.Well,that's what I did in 1963,but after about 3 minutes screen time I realised I was watching something exceptional.Somehow John Schlesinger had turned this sow's ear into a beautifully observed,moving life-affirming work of art. As an entity this film is so much better than the sum of its parts. The plaintive brass band music adds immeasurably to the atmosphere. June Ritchie is heartbreaking as the naive Ingrid and Alan Bates gives what is arguably his best film performance. The exteriors are well-chosen,the photography elegaic. All the elements for a clichefest are present,but,dammit,it turns into a tour de force.

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