Cathy Come Home

Name: Cathy Come Home
Director: Ken Loach
Released: 1969
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Cast: Carol White, Ray Brooks, Winifred Dennis, Wally Patch, Adrienne Frame

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1969
Ken Loach
75 mins
PG

Summary

Ken Loach's celebrated gritty drama, which indirectly inspired the founding of housing charity Shelter. It tells the tale of Cathy, who loses her home, husband and eventually her child through the inflexibility of the British welfare system. Starring, Carol White and Ray Brooks.

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rolenameCathy WardCarol WhiteReg WardRay BrooksMrs WardWinifred DennisGrandadWally PatchEileenAdrienne FrameJohnnyEmmett HennessyMrs AlleyPhyllis HicksonMr HodgeFrank VeaseyProperty agentGeoffrey PalmerWelfare officerGabrielle HamiltonRent collectorBarry Jackson

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rolenameDirectorKen LoachWriterJeremy SandfordProducerTony Garnett

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1969-01-01

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Black and white

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