Cathy Come Home

Name: Cathy Come Home
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1966
Rating: 80
Cast: Carol White, Ray Brooks, Wally Patch, Adrienne Frame, Winifred Dennis

1966·Movie

1h 15min

Ratings

80/100

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7.9

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About

A British woman faces a downward social climb thanks to her country's rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.

DNA

Genres: Social Drama
Mood: BleakInformativeDisturbingProvocativeSerious
Themes: PovertySystemic FailuresFamily BreakdownWelfare State CritiqueSocial Inequality
Plot: Bureaucratic HurdlesHomelessnessEvictionPersonal SacrificesUnemployment StrugglesInstitutional Neglect
Narrative: Episodic Structure
Dialog: Colloquial Language
Character Types: EverymanRebel
Time: 1960s
Place: Urban CityscapeRural CountrysideSmall Town
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkReal-Life Footage
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Ken Loach, Tony Imi

Produced by:

Tony Garnett

Composed by:

Paul Jones

Cast

Carol White

Cathy Ward

Ray Brooks

Reg Ward

Wally Patch

Grandad

Geoffrey Palmer

Property Agent

Gabrielle Hamilton

Welfare Officer

Barry Jackson

Rent Collector

Ruth Kettlewell

Judge

Lennard Pearce

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