Movie·1966·1h 15m
Cathy Come Home
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
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The Story
Cathy and Reg are a couple with three young children, who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job. Gripping and emotional, Cathy Come Home remains a truly ground-breaking piece of dramatic fiction, engaging viewers with social issues, such as homelessness, unemployment and the rights of mothers to keep their own children.
Producer
Tony Garnett
Cinematography
Tony Imi
Music
Paul Jones
Editor
Roy Watts
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
25 votes
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// cast
Cast
Carol White
Cathy Ward
Ray Brooks
Reg Ward
Wally Patch
Grandad
Adrienne Frame
Eileen
Winifred Dennis
Mrs. Ward
Emmett Hennessy
Johnny
Alec Coleman
Wedding Guest
Geoffrey Palmer
Property Agent
Gabrielle Hamilton
Welfare Officer
Phyllis Hickson
Mrs. Alley
Frank Veasey
Mr. Hodge
Barry Jackson
Rent Collector
James Benton
Man at Eviction
Ruth Kettlewell
Judge
John Baddeley
Housing Officer
Kathleen Broadhurst
Landlady
Ralph Lawton
Health Inspector
Lennard Pearce
Ratepayer
// crew
Crew
Ken Loach
Director, Screenplay
Tony Imi
Director of Photography
Tony Garnett
Producer
Paul Jones
Original Music Composer
Roy Watts
Editor
Jeremy Sandford
Story
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