| Description |
1 videodisc (89 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; widescreen format preserving the aspect ratio of the original theatrical exhibition, 1.66:1. |
| Cast |
Albert Finney (Arthur), Shirley Anne Field (Doreen), Rachel Roberts (Brenda), Hylda Baker (Aunt Ada), Norman Rossington (Bert), Brian Pringle (Jack), Edna Morris (Mrs. Bull), Anne Blake (Civil Defense officer), Louise Dunn (Betty), Frank Pettitt (Mr. Seaton), Robert Cawdron (Robboe), Cameron Hall (Mr. Bull), Elsie Wagstaffe (Mrs. Seaton). |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; film editor, Seth Holt ; music composed and conducted by Johnny Dankworth, special lyrics by David Dearlove ; art director, Ted Marshall. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a British motion picture in 1960. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
In 1950s post-war England, the working classes faced an unappetizing choice between drudgery, degradation, and despair or the materialist blandishments of deadening suburban affluence. Arthur is the prototypical 'angry young man'--outspoken, dissatisfied with the status quo, rebelling against stifling class distinctions--insolent and self-confident, his high wages enable his disdain for following orders and his hard drinking, red-blooded weekends. He is determined to enjoy his freedom as long as he can get away with it, before being trapped by marriage into conformity, surrounded by nappies and rent books in a new housing estate. |
| Contents |
Factory/Main title -- Booze & married women -- Good ol' days/Doreen -- "Tips from the fishes" -- Rats, rogues & reds -- Jack, Brenda & Arthur -- Trouble! -- Shooting off -- "All this mess!" -- Night at the fair -- Paying the price -- "God knows what I am!" -- Real thing -- "A lot more in life..." -- "C'mon, duck!" -- End credits. |
| Note |
Special features: Theatrical trailer (2 min.). |
| Awards |
Winner, 1961 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film awards Karel Reisz--Best British film; Rachel Roberts--Best British actress; Albert Finney--Most promising newcomer to leading film roles. |
| Language |
In English with optional subtitles in English, Fran̨cais or Español; closed-captioned in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Sillitoe, Alan -- Film adaptations.
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Working class -- England -- Nottingham -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
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Abortion -- England -- Drama.
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Adultery -- England -- Drama.
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Nottingham (England) -- Drama.
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Richardson, Tony, 1928-1991.
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Reisz, Karel.
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Finney, Albert, 1936-2019
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Field, Shirley-Anne, 1938-
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Roberts, Rachel, 1927-1980.
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Baker, Hylda, 1905-1986.
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Rossington, Norman, 1928-1999.
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Pringle, Bryan, 1935-2002.
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Sillitoe, Alan.
Saturday night and Sunday morning.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Bryanston Pictures.
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Woodfall Film Productions.
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British Lion Films.
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MGM Home Entertainment Inc.
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| ISBN |
0792851986 |
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9780792851981 |
| Standard No. |
883904127246 |
| Music No. |
1003138 MGM Home Entertainment |
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