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Conversations With a Working Man

1971Movie27 min

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A melancholic, bleak documentary movie about class and money and everyday modern life.

Good for friends night · teens · drop-in friendly

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Story

This film expresses John Pilger’s belief that working people are seldom allowed a place in an essentially bourgeois media on their own political terms. In 1971, John Pilger travelled to the West Yorkshire industrial town of Keighley. This documentary features 36-year-old Jack Walker, a dye house worker, and is intended to present the views of a rank-and-file trade unionist: his life, struggle and hopes.

Feels like

  • Working Class Life
  • Trade Unionism
  • Social Documentary
  • Political Commentary
  • 1970s Britain
  • Industrial Town
  • Economic Struggle
  • Rank-and-File Perspective

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Directed by
Michael Beckham

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Facts

June 7, 1971 · 27 min · Documentary

Released
June 7, 1971
Runtime
27 min
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English