Drama ·TV Movie · United Kingdom · 1966 · 1h 15m

Cathy Come Home

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Director
Ken Loach
Cast
Carol White as Cathy Ward Ray Brooks as Reg Ward Wally Patch as Grandad Adrienne Frame as Eileen Winifred Dennis as Mrs. Ward Emmett Hennessy as Johnny
Crew
Tony Imi — Director of Photography Roy Watts — Editor Paul Jones — Original Music Composer Ken Loach — Screenplay Jeremy Sandford — Story Tony Garnett — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
homeless
Key Collaborators
Ken Loach Director Tony Imi Director of Photography Roy Watts Editor Paul Jones Original Music Composer Ken Loach Screenplay Jeremy Sandford Story Tony Garnett Producer Sally Hulke Production Design Valerie Spooner Costume Design
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