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Status
Released
Release
1972
Runtime
1h 34m
Based on the Alan Sillitoe short story. The film tells the story of the ill-fated love between Tony, a petty thief from a working-class family, and Doris, the daughter of an upwardly mobile scrap dealer.
23 Cast Members
Simon Rouse
Tony Bradmore
Victoria Tennant
Doris Randall
Patrick O'Connell
Tony, 35 yrs
Brian Murphy
Tony's father
Brenda Peters
Tony's Mother
Jane Wood
Tony's Wife
Leslie Sands
Doris' father
Rita Howard
Doris' Mother
Kevin Richmond
Paul
Reginald Marsh
George
Peter Attard
Pete
Steve Hatton
Alf
John McEnery
Old Man on Wagon
Sidney Livingstone
Borstal Instructor
William Hoyland
Borstal Barber
John Malcolm
Factory Manager
Donald Webster
Jack
Michael Quinto
Percy
Gareth Thomas
Tom
Peter Dudley
Lorry Driver