Summary
Poor Cow is a British film first released in 1967,
directed by Ken Loach.
The film is based on a novel by Nell Dunn and stars Carol White, John Bindon, Queenie Watts, Kate Williams and Laurie Asprey.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Ken Loach
- Script: Nell Dunn (novel), Nell Dunn, Ken Loach
- Photo: Brian Probyn
- Music: Donovan
- Cast: Carol White (Joy), John Bindon (Tom), Queenie Watts (Aunt Emm), Kate Williams (Beryl), Laurie Asprey, James Beckett (Tom’s mate), Ray Barron (Customer in Pub), Hilda Barry (Customer in Pub), Ken Campbell, Ron Clarke, Ellis Dale (Solicitor), Gladys Dawson (Bet), Terry Duggan (2nd Prisoner), Winnie Holman (Woman in Park), Rose Hiller (Customer in Hairdresser’s), John Halstead (Photographer), Doreen Herrington, Muriel Hunte (Woman in Prison), Paddy Joyce (Governor in studio), Simon King (Johnny, Age 1 1), Stevie King (Johnny, Age 3), Anna Karen, Helen Lennox, Billy Murray (Tom’s mate), Ron Pember (Petal), Wally Patch (Customer in Pub), Phillip Ross (Shelley), Geraldine Sherman (Trixie), Will Stampe (Photographer), Bernard Stone (Photographer), Tony Selby (Customer in Pub), Michael Standing, George Tovey (Photographer), Gerald Young (Judge), Terence Stamp (Dave Fuller), Liza Carrol (Customer in Pub), Ian Christian (Customer in Pub), Peter Claughton (Driving Examiner), Sian Davis (Customer in Pub), Mo Dwyer (Prisoner’s Wife), Chris Gannon (Customer in Pub), Martin King (Prison Warden), Julie May (Woman in Sheppey), Malcolm McDowell (Billy (scenes deleted)), Mike Negal (Customer in Pub), Philip Newman (Customer in Pub), Joe Palmer (Customer in Pub), Alan Selwyn (Customer in Pub), George Sewell (Customer in Pub (scenes deleted)), James Thornhill (1st Prisoner)
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 101 min
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