Directed by:
Ken LoachCinematography:
Brian ProbynComposer:
DonovanCast:
Carol White, John Bindon, Terence Stamp, Malcolm McDowell, Billy Murray, Chris Gannon, Anna Karen, Tony Selby, Hilda Barry, George Sewell, Ron Pember (more)Plots(1)
Joy, a wife and mother dissatisfied with her small-time crook husband, Tom, whose petty thievery far outweighs his interest in his family. When Tom is arrested, Joy has a chance to start life anew, and does so with a vengeance. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Carol White](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270242_8d3c9b.jpg)
Carol White
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Cathy Come Home (1966) (TV movie)
Never Let Go (1960)
![John Bindon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/281/159281890_6ca5f5.jpg)
John Bindon
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Juggernaut (1974)
![Terence Stamp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267815_f86fe7.jpg)
Terence Stamp
UK
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Wall Street (1987)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
![Malcolm McDowell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/230/160230800_46c0da.jpg)
Malcolm McDowell
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Long Ago Tomorrow (1971)
![Billy Murray](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313159_1aa61f.jpg)
Billy Murray
UK
Best movies:
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
McVicar (1980)
Laser Killer (1968)
Chris Gannon
Ireland
Best movies:
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Poor Cow (1967)
Desert Blue (1998)
![Anna Karen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/249/166249857_5da333.jpg)
Anna Karen
South Africa
Best movies:
Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Golden Hour (2005) (series)
Poor Cow (1967)
Tony Selby
UK
Best movies:
Press for Time (1966)
Superman (1978)
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
![Hilda Barry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/391/161391557_98b8ec.jpg)
Hilda Barry
UK
Best movies:
Battle of Britain (1969)
Fragment of Fear (1970)
Poor Cow (1967)
![George Sewell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/399/161399040_233751.jpg)
George Sewell
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
This Sporting Life (1963)
Robbery (1967)
![Ron Pember](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/456/161456067_635eca.jpg)
Ron Pember
UK
Best movies:
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Poor Cow (1967)
![George Tovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/464/161464039_e49aaf.jpg)
George Tovey
UK
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
Frenzy (1972)
The Wicked Lady (1983)
Gladys Dawson
UK
Best movies:
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Poor Cow (1967)
More Than a Miracle (1967)
Queenie Watts
UK
Best movies:
Alfie (1966)
Intimate Games (1976)
Poor Cow (1967)
Will Stampe
UK
Best movies:
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
Poor Cow (1967)
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Julie May
UK
Best movies:
Family Life (1970)
Hot Millions (1968)
Poor Cow (1967)
Kate Williams
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Little Dorrit (1987)