The navigators / a Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduction and Tornasol/Alta Films production in association with Channel 4 ... Arte-Arte Cinema ... ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; screenplay by Rob Dawber ; director, Ken Loach.

As big business takes hold of the rail industry, a local depot gang is forced to either adapt to the new managerial double-talk or take chances with receiving severance pay. Agreements set long ago are suddenly undermined by a new managing director who wipes the slate clean. Tensions mount when the...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Navigators (Motion picture : 2001)
Corporate Authors: Parallax Pictures
Road Movies Filmproduktion
Tornasol Films
Alta Films
Channel Four (Great Britain)
ArteCinema Film, Inc
First Look Home Entertainment
Other Authors: O'Brien, Rebecca
Dawber, Rob, -2001
Loach, Ken, 1936-
Andrews, Dean, 1963-
Craig, Tom
Duttine, Joe
Glenn, Sean
Huison, Steve
Tracey, Venn
Aston, John
Bates, Juliet
Brown, Charlie
Eley, Mike
Ackroyd, Barry
Morris, Jonathon, 1960-
Fenton, George
Hughes, Theresa
Johnson, Martin (Production designer)
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, Calif.] : First Look Home Entertainment, 2003.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Railroads > England > Yorkshire > Employees > Drama.
Railroad stations > England > Yorkshire > Drama.
Privatization > England > Yorkshire > Drama.
Railroad stations > Drama.
Railroads > Employees > Drama.
Railroads > Employees > Pensions > Drama.
Severance pay > Drama.
Feature films > Great Britain.
Feature films.
Drama.
Privatization.
Railroad stations.
Railroads > Employees.
Railroads > Employees > Pensions.
Severance pay.
England > Yorkshire.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
As big business takes hold of the rail industry, a local depot gang is forced to either adapt to the new managerial double-talk or take chances with receiving severance pay. Agreements set long ago are suddenly undermined by a new managing director who wipes the slate clean. Tensions mount when the men show up the the depot only to find there is no work for them.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2001.
Special features: previews.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AN1 D0029984 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for language and some sexuality.
Awards:BAFTA Awards, 2002: BAFTA TV Award - Best New Writer (Rob Dawber).
ISBN:1592411460
9781592411467
Credits:Photography, Mike Eley, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Theresa Hughes ; production designer, Martin Johnson.
System Details:DVD, Region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Dean Andrews, Tom Craig, Joe Duttine, Sean Glenn, Steve Huison, Venn Tracey, John Aston, Juliet Bates, Charlie Brown.