Comedy · United Kingdom · 1968 · 1h 33m

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Director

Cast

David Warner as Valentine Brose Cilla Black as Betty Dorrick Alan Howard as Reverend Mort John Steiner as Anthony Zia Mohyeddin as Dr Aly Narayana David Waller as Mr Price

Crew

Gilbert Taylor — Director of Photography Guy Woolfenden — Original Music Composer Jeremy Brooks — Writer Thomas Clyde — Producer

Tagline

This Film Is Perfectly Normal ... Only The Characters In It Are A Bit Odd.

Synopsis

Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.

Mood & Themes

drugs mushrooms

Key Collaborators

Peter Hall Director Gilbert Taylor Director of Photography Guy Woolfenden Original Music Composer Jeremy Brooks Writer Thomas Clyde Producer

Follow the Thread

Peter Hall directed Work Is a 4-Letter Word. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Peter Hall's filmography → More Comedy → Gilbert Taylor's cinematography →

Agent-readable