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10/03/1960 Drama 1h 35m
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Rough, Tough, Deeply Moving

Overview

When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath — and retaliation — of his fellow workers.

  1. Bryan Forbes

    Writer

  2. Guy Green

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Attenborough

    Tom Curtis

  2. Pier Angeli

    Anna Curtis

  3. Michael Craig

    Joe Wallace

  4. Bernard Lee

    Bert Connolly

  5. Alfred Burke

    Travers

  6. Geoffrey Keen

    Davis

  7. Laurence Naismith

    Martindale

  8. Russell Napier

    Thompson

  9. Penelope Horner

    Pat

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-09-25
Though Richard Attenborough takes top billing in this drama, I think Bernard Lee actually delivers the more potent performance as the shop steward "Bert". He calls for an unofficial strike of the workers at an engineering plant. Out they go, well most of them do - and it is soon clear to the audience that there is an agitator amongst the workforce intent on using this dispute for a greater purpose. We also encounter a few local hoodlums who have few scruples when it comes to persecuting - violently at times - those few workers who cross their picket line and continue to work. "Curtis" (Attenbo...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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