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Made in Dagenham (2010)
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Ratings: 7.1/10 from 4,556 users
Metascore:
65/100
Reviews: 57 user | 148 critic | 31 from Metacritic.com
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination. Director:Nigel ColeWriter:William Ivory |
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Nominated for 5 BAFTA Film Awards.
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| Sally Hawkins | ... | ||
| Andrea Riseborough | ... |
Brenda
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Lorraine Stanley | ... |
Monica
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Nicola Duffett | ... |
Eileen
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| Bob Hoskins | ... | ||
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Matthew Aubrey | ... |
Brian
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| Daniel Mays | ... |
Eddie O'Grady
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Roger Lloyd-Pack | ... | |
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Phil Cornwell | ... |
Dave
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Karen Seacombe | ... |
Marge
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Thomas Arnold | ... |
Martin
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| Sian Scott | ... |
Sharon O'Grady
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| Robbie Kay | ... |
Graham O'Grady
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Storyline
In 1968, the Ford auto factory in Dagenham was one of the largest single private employers in the United Kingdom. In addition to the thousands of male employees, there are also 187 underpaid women machinists who primarily assemble the car seat upholstery in poor working conditions. Dissatisfied, the women, represented by the shop steward and Rita O'Grady, work with union rep Albert Passingham for a better deal. However, Rita learns that there is a larger issue in this dispute considering that women are paid an appalling fraction of the men's wages for the same work across the board on the sole basis of their sex. Refusing to tolerate this inequality any longer, O'Grady leads a strike by her fellow machinists for equal pay for equal work. What follows would test the patience of all involved in a grinding labour and political struggle that ultimately would advance the cause of women's rights around the world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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Dagenham, England, 1968. An ordinary woman fights for equal pay and achieves something extraordinary. See more »Parents Guide:
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Det stærke køn See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,200,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£674,059 (UK) (3 October 2010) (354 Screens)Gross:
$1,094,798 (USA) (10 April 2011)Company Credits
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Rita O'Grady: Christ.
Eddie O'Grady: What? Why are you looking like that?
Rita O'Grady: Right. You're a saint now, is that what you're tellin' me, Eddie? You're a bleedin' saint? 'Cause you give us an even break?
Eddie O'Grady: What are you saying?
Rita O'Grady: That is as it should be. Jesus, Eddie! What do you think this strike's all been about, eh? Oh yeah. Actually you're right. You don't go on the drink, do ya? You don't gamble, you join in with the kids, you don't knock us about. Oh, lucky me. For Christ's sake, Eddie, that's as it should be! You try and understand that. Rights, not privileges. It's that easy. It really bloody is.
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Written by Cashman, Terry / Pistilli, Gene Thomas
Performed by Spanky And Our Gang
Published by Universal / MCA Music Ltd Courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd See more »
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Trivia
Sandie Shaw who sang the film's title song used to work as a punched-card operator in the Ford plant at Dagenham several years before the events depicted in the film. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The Union chiefs announce their loyalty to the Communist Party yet communists were banned from holding office in the TGWU at that time. See more »Quotes
Eddie O'Grady: Christ, I like a drink, but I ain't out havin' a beer every night or screwin' other women, or... 'Ere, I've never once had me hand up at you. Ever. Or the kids.Rita O'Grady: Christ.
Eddie O'Grady: What? Why are you looking like that?
Rita O'Grady: Right. You're a saint now, is that what you're tellin' me, Eddie? You're a bleedin' saint? 'Cause you give us an even break?
Eddie O'Grady: What are you saying?
Rita O'Grady: That is as it should be. Jesus, Eddie! What do you think this strike's all been about, eh? Oh yeah. Actually you're right. You don't go on the drink, do ya? You don't gamble, you join in with the kids, you don't knock us about. Oh, lucky me. For Christ's sake, Eddie, that's as it should be! You try and understand that. Rights, not privileges. It's that easy. It really bloody is.
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Soundtracks
"Sunday Will Never Be The Same"Written by Cashman, Terry / Pistilli, Gene Thomas
Performed by Spanky And Our Gang
Published by Universal / MCA Music Ltd Courtesy of Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd See more »
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