Cathy Come Home
feature film, 1966
DIRECTED BY: Ken Loach
CAST:
Carol White (Cathy Ward),
Ray Brooks (Reg Ward),
Winifred Dennis (gđa. Ward),
Wally Patch (djed),
Adrienne Frame (Eileen),
Emmett Hennessy (Johnny)
SCRIPT:
Jeremy Sandford
PHOTOGRAPHY:
Tony Imi
Synopsis:
This is the story of Cathy, a magnet for disasters. First, she loses her house, then her husband, and finally her child.
The film is a feature length documentary, and strikes the viewer as a powerful critique of the harsh and heartless social system of 1960s England. After its first showing on BBC, this film helped initiate public discussion about homeless people’s rights. Ultimately, laws were changed in favor of the homeless.
b/w, 75 minuta