Poor cow / Nat Cohen presents for Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors LTD. ; a Joseph Janni production for Vic Films ; screenplay by Nell Dunn and Kenneth Loach ; directed by Kenneth Loach.

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Gritty account of a young London woman trying to cope in squalour while her husband is in jail. Clutching at any slight chance of happiness, she has a promiscuous relationship with his best friend, which leads to heart-breaking consequences.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Loach, Ken, 1936- (Adapter, Screenwriter, Director)
Donovan, 1946- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Anglo Amalgamated Film Distributors (Producer)
Vic Films (Firm) (Producer)
Studio Canal (Distributor)
Optimum Releasing (Firm) (Distributor)
Other Authors: Cohen, Nat, 1905-1988 (Producer)
Janni, Joseph, 1916-1994 (Producer)
White, Carol, 1941-1991 (Actor)
Bindon, John Arthur, 1943-1993 (Actor)
Watts, Queenie (Actor)
Stamp, Terence (Actor)
Williams, Kate, 1941- (Actor)
Probyn, Brian, 1920-1982 (Cinematographer)
Watts, Roy (Editor)
Sarron, Bernard (Associated name)
Joseph, Edward, 1918-2006 (Producer)
Dunn, Nell, 1936-
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
In English.
Published: [London, England] : Studio Canal : Optimum Releasing, [2008], ©2008.
Series:Optimum classic.
Subjects:
Dunn, Nell, > 1936- > Film adaptations.
Working class women > England > London > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Prisoners' spouses > Drama.
Feature films > Great Britain.
New wave films.
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films
New wave films.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Gritty account of a young London woman trying to cope in squalour while her husband is in jail. Clutching at any slight chance of happiness, she has a promiscuous relationship with his best friend, which leads to heart-breaking consequences.
Note:Videodisc release of the motion picture produced in 1967.
Adapted from the novel Poor cow / by Nell Dunn.
Title from container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PR6054.U55 P62 2008 Region 2 PAL VideoDVD
Audience:
UK cert. 15.
Credits:Cinamatographer, Brian Probyn; editor, Roy Watts; art director, Bernard Sarron; music by Donovan; associate producer, Edward Joseph.
System Details:DVD, PAL, Region 2; Mono 2.0. Not compatible with some American DVD players or NTSC-only systems.
Cast:
Carol White, Terence Stamp, John Bindon, Queenie Watts, Kate Williams.