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Hard Labour
United Kingdom • 1973
Director
Mike Leigh
Drama
Comedy
TV Movie
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Synopsis
A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.
Watch on Criterion
Synopsis
A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.
Credits
Crew
Director
Mike Leigh
Writer
Mike Leigh
Cinematographer
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Producer
Tony Garnett
Cast
Liz Smith
as Mrs. Thornley
Clifford Kershaw
as Mr. Thornley
Polly Hemingway
as Ann Thornley
Bernard Hill
as Edward Thornley
Alison Steadman
as Veronica Thornley
Vanessa Harris
as Mrs. Stone
Cyril Varley
as Mr. Stone
Linda Beckett
as Julie
Ben Kingsley
as Naseem
Alan Erasmus
as Barry
Rowena Parr
as June
June Whittaker
as Mrs. Rigby
Paula Tilbrook
as Mrs. Thornley's Friend
Keith Washington
as Mr. Shaw
Louis Raynes
as Tallyman
Alan Gerrard
as Greengrocer
Diana Flacks
as Mrs. Rubens
Patrick Durkin
as Frank
Ian East
as Dick
Dennis Barry
as Old Man
Hard Labour (1973) | Criteria