Cathy Come Home
Synopsis
Cathy and Reg have everything to live for: he has a well-paid job, they have three healthy children and a modern home. But when Reg loses his job, they find their life spinning out of control. Evicted by bailiffs, they face a life of poverty, illegally squatting in empty houses, sleeping in hostels and fighting to keep their family together.
Originally made as a play for television play, Cathy Come Home was shot largely in original locations with a handheld camera, using voice-over narration by the protagonists. Loach's drama, using a single family to train the spotlight on the dire straits of England’s mid-century welfare structure, provoked a huge debate in parliament on first release.
Details
- Year
- 1966
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 75 mins
- Format
- 16 mm
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Producer
- Tony Garnett
- Editor
- Roy Watts
- Screenwriter
- Jeremy Sandford, Ken Loach
- Director of Photography
- Tony Imi
- Production Designer
- Sally Hulke
- Music
- Paul Jones
- Principal Cast
- Carol White, Ray Brooks, Winifred Dennis, Adrienne Frame, Wally Patch
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 30th January 2014
