The Angry Silence poster

The Angry Silence( 1960)

TV-MADrama
71%
User
Score

Rough, Tough, Deeply Moving

Overview

When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath — and retaliation — of his fellow workers.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Richard Attenborough

      Tom Curtis

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      Pier Angeli

      Anna Curtis

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      Michael Craig

      Joe Wallace

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      Bernard Lee

      Bert Connolly

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      Alfred Burke

      Travers

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      Geoffrey Keen

      Davis

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      Laurence Naismith

      Martindale

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      Russell Napier

      Thompson

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      Penelope Horner

      Pat

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      Brian Bedford

      Eddie

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      Brian Murray

      Gladys

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      Norman Bird

      Roberts

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      Beckett Bould

      Arkwright

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      Oliver Reed

      Mick

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      Edna Petrie

      Harpy

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      Lloyd Pearson

      Howarth

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      Norman Shelley

      Seagrave

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      Daniel Farson

      Himself

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      Alan Whicker

      Himself

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      Ronald Hines

      Ball

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      Bernard Horsfall

      Pryce-Evans

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      Roger Maxwell

      Collins

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      George Murcell

      Jones

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      Gerald Sim

      Masters

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      Marianne Stone

      Mavis

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      Michael Wynne

      Green

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      David Jarrett

      Chuck

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      Noel Hood

      Miss Bennett

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      Marilyn Green

      Cathy

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      Stephen Lindo

      Brian

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      Irene Barrie

      Teenage Girl

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      Karal Gardner

      Teenage Girl

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      Tony Doonan

      Matthews

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      Frederick Peisley

      Lewis

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      Piers Keelan

      Keyes

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      Michael Lees

      Harris

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      Eve Eden

      Betty

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      Lisa Page

      Julia

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      Dolores Mantez

      Nurse

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      John Charlesworth

      Intern

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      Redmond Phillips

      Ambulance Driver

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      Michael Raghan

      Porter

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      Jessica Spencer

      Sister

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      Deering Wells

      Police Inspector

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      Graham Rowe

      Reporter

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      Roland Bartrop

      TV Producer

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Sep 25 2022
    Though Richard Attenborough takes top billing in this drama, I think Bernard Lee actually delivers the more potent performance as the shop steward "Bert". He calls for an unofficial strike of the workers at an engineering plant. Out they go, well most of them do - and it is soon clear to the audience that there is an agitator amongst the workforce intent on using this dispute for a greater purpose. We also encounter a few local hoodlums who have few scruples when it comes to persecuting - violently at times - those few workers who cross their picket line and continue to work. "Curtis" (Attenbor...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • factory
    • strike
    • trade union