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Hard Labour

1973, Movie, NR, 70 mins

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Produced for the BBC in 1973, HARD LABOUR was imported to the US in 1992 as part of a three-city Mike Leigh retrospective. Festival showings were extremely well-received, prompting a home video release. Filmed with slice-of-life realism, HARD LABOUR is a riveting character study which focuses on the daily life of an ordinary working-class woman. The life of Mrs. Thornley (Liz Smith) is one of unrelenting drudgery. Her days are spent cleaning house for Mrs. Stone (Vanessa ... read more leave a comment
Year: 1973
Rated NR

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Cast
Liz Smith: Mrs. Thornley
Clifford Kershaw: Mr. Thornley
Vanessa Harris: Mrs. Stone
Polly Hemingway
Bernard Hill
Alison Steadman

 

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